DCW Updates
DCW Monthly: March 2025
This month, we sort through some of the big questions shaping LC practice today. Is it time to rewrite UCP
Why So Few ICC Opinions?
In 2022, the ICC Banking Commission began handling and discussing ICC Opinions on a quarterly basis instead of on a
New EAR Controls Prompt Considerations for Banks Serving Semiconductor Industry Clients
A presentation made at a recent meeting of LC bankers offered insights regarding specialists’ understanding of US regulatory requirements with
Bankruptcy Decision on Standard for Review of LC Documents Affirmed on Appeal
After an adverse judgment levied civil sanctions against Marshall Spiegel (Debtor) for vexatious and abusive litigation practices, Debtor/Applicant applied
Canadian Company’s Operations Suspended Due to Expired LC
Best Theratronics Ltd., a Canadian-based manufacturer of equipment used to treat cancer, is prohibited from resuming operations at its plant
Mutual Trust Bank, ITFC Sign Agreement to Bolster Trade Finance
Bangladesh’s Mutual Trust Bank PLC announced on 4 March 2025 its signing of a Master Murabaha Agreement with the
US Supreme Court Asks for Clarification of Government’s Obligations Regarding USAID Payments
In proceedings relating to a challenge of the Trump Administration’s temporary pause of foreign-assistance payments to businesses and organizations
DCW Monthly: February 2025
This month, we're spotlighting the challenges and hard-earned lessons emerging from LC disputes and sanctions enforcement crackdowns. Carter
Digitalisation to Take Center Stage in Dubai
The push to advance trade through digitialisation figures prominently on the agendas of industry events taking place in Dubai, United
Regulatory and Enforcement Trends for AML and Sanctions
DCW Recap of Arnold & Porter Webinar From primarily a US perspective, legal professionals from Arnold & Porter and a
ATFCP Sanctions & Fraud Webinar Recap
A webinar hosted by the Association of Trade Finance Compliance Professionals (ATFCP) on 28 January 2025 featured particular focus on
Telex Release: a Viable Alternative to LOI?
DCW readers are aware of several recent court cases which have illustrated the problems that can emerge for trade finance
