DCW Updates
DCW Monthly: June 2025
This month we’re digging into the legal, operational, and regulatory tensions at the core of LC and guarantee practice.
Hin Leong Trading
The “STI Orchard” [2022]
OCBC sues STI Orchard and Winson Oil over losses in a deal with Hin Leong Trading involving 780,000 barrels of gasoil, leading to fraud-related losses. The transaction aimed at selling 36,000 mt of gasoline to PT Pertamina after blending.
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DCW Litigation Digest
Majestic Rayon Corp. v. Soho Office Suites, LLC
Landlord sued Lessee for use and occupancy of commercial lease.
DCW Litigation Digest
Bintai Kindenko Pte Ltd. v. Samsung C&T Corp.
On appeal, Court considered whether trial court: erred in holding that Subcontractor/Applicant was contractually precluded from relying on the unconscionability exception; correctly held that Contractor/Beneficiary’s demand was not fraudulent; and erred in declining to discharge the injunction.
DCW Litigation Digest
Tracy v. Surofchek [2025]
Appeal of denied bill of costs obtaining supersedeas LC.
DCW Articles
Causation in Misdelivery Cases: The “Maersk Katalin”
With the causation defence being increasingly engaged in misdelivery cases, there is a great deal for banks and shipowners to learn from The “Maersk Katalin” case.
