DCW Monthly: September 2026
This month's content returns to a question the rules answer clearly and the courts sometimes do not: who
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Recent Challenges to the Independence Principle in the Courts
An LC's independence from the underlying transaction it supports is one of the core tenets that distinguishes this instrument type from other promises. When disputes arise, courts at times have given uneven treatment to independent undertakings with regard to the independence principle.
DCW Litigation Digest
Moeve Trading SAU v. Mael Trading FZ LLC
In case where Seller pursued claim for purchase price, court determined LCs were conditional, not absolute, forms of payment.
DCW Litigation Digest
Universal Property Services, Inc. v. Lehigh Gas Wholesale Services, Inc.
Case involved LCs containing a condition that Issuing Bank would only honor demands if Applicant first furnished indemnification to Issuing Bank.
DCW Litigation Digest
Evergrowing Bank Co., Ltd. v. Sambu Shipping Co., Ltd.
Case from China's Jiangsu High People’s Court involving issuing bank suing carrier for compensation for carrier’s release of cargo against applicant’s letter of indemnity in lieu of original bill of lading contains important lessons for banks.
