UK Electronic Trade Documents Act (UK ETDA)
Digital Trade Finance Puzzle Coming into Focus
Citing passage of the 2023 UK Electronic Trade Documents Act and building momentum across the legal, banking, business, and technology
ISP98: Standby Rules Well-suited for Technological Advancements Then and Now
Dave Meynell and Gary Collyer discuss the suitability of ISP98 standby rules for current trade practices.
What Makes a System “reliable” and is There Strength in Numbers?
Alignment between UK Electronic Trade Documents Act 2023 and MLETR. Criteria for electronic trade document reliability, the Act's impact on eUCP, and systems for digitising trade.
How the Documentary Credit can Thrive in a Digital Environment
In a wide-ranging overview of the documentary credit’s origins to its future viability, David Meynell is laser-focused on making the case that digital technology has thrust documentary credits into a promising new era primed to offer increased efficiency, transparency, and security.
2023 Americas LC Law Summit: Executive Summary
For the 24th consecutive year, the Institute of International Banking Law & Practice conducted its one-day Americas Letter of Credit Law Summit.
Opening Day of ETDA, Lloyds Bank Executes Digital Trade Transaction
Lloyds Bank executes the first digital trade transaction using Enigio's trace:original platform on the day the UK Electronic Trade Documents Act (UK ETDA) went into effect.
How Does the New ETD Act Mesh with Other Laws and Rules Geared toward Electronic Trade?
David Meynell updates the ICC on the UK Electronic Trade Documents Act (ETD Act), highlighting its synergy with the UN Model Law, ICC rules, and practice guidelines. The paper explores key clauses, emphasizing harmonization and functional equivalence between the ETD Act and international frameworks.
UK’s E-Trade Documents Act Finalised, Industry Action Now Needed
UK Electronic Trade Documents Act 2023 was enacted on 20 July 2023. Here's what needs to happen next.
UK Electronic Trade Documents Act 2023
This is the full text of the UK Electronic Documents Act (UK EDA) of 2023, including all definitions, how the law applies, and when it went into effect.
UK Digitalisation of Trade
UK Electronic Trade Documents Act 2023 marks a sea change in trade finance industry. At its core, the Act does something incredibly simple: it provides legal status to electronic trade documents, making them equivalent to their paper counterparts
