The 2009 Annual Review of International Banking Law and Practice contains all relevant court decisions, statutes and governmental actions related to international banking, letters of credit and trade finance. It will be an important reference for bankers, lawyers, and academics. New Format: The 2009 Annual survey is a fully searchable electronic volume on a CD. This decision involves an important issue, namely whether letter of credit law is subject to collateral statutes that permit or allow use of letters of credit and, in particular, whether their policies can affect whether or not an injunction is appropriate. Non-Bank LCs … the possibility of a fraudulent LC is greater when the LC is handled outside of the traditional interbank LC operations system. The opinion correctly notes that a quantity in excess of the implied tolerances of UCP500 Article 39(b) is discrepant. An issuer would be entitled to refuse such documents. The real problem is the failure of both the trial and appellate court to refer in any manner to the requirement that the claim of material fraud must be more likely than not to succeed. (read more)

The User's Handbook to the URDG sets out the procedures involved in the issue, presentation and demand for payment of demand guarantees and counter guarnatees under the URDG. The Handbook contains a detailed explanation of the relevant rules, the reasons for them and the way they are to be interpreted and applied. It answers the key questions on how to use the rules. (read more)

First introduced in 1997, DOCDEX is a rapid, cost-effective dispute resolution system intended to resolve disputes involving ICC rules on documentary credits (UCP 500). (read more)

DOCDEX Decisions often allow the disputing parties to avoid lengthy and costly court proceedings. The Decisions in this book cover a broad range of issues.Clearly organized and supplemented with an index, this collection demonstrates how these vital ICC rules are applied on day-to-day basis. (read more)

Commentary on UCP 600 is written by members of the UCP 600 Drafting Group and reflects the Drafting Group’s personal views. Each article or sub-article is analyzed under four different topics, and provides valuable insight into the thinking of those who drafted UCP 600. It will be the reference book of choice for students and users of letter of credit rules. (read more)

ICC's Banking Commission Opinions, often cited by courts, provides expert interpretation and contains the official analysis of how the Uniform Customs and Practice for Documentary Credits (UCP)work in day-to-day practice. (read more)

A must for practitioners who need to stay up-to-date with daily practice in letters of credit, collections and guarantees! (read more)

The ICC Model Forms for Issuing Demand Guarantees is designed for bankers, attorneys and other parties issuing guarantees and the specialised documents that accompany them. (read more)

The 49 articles of UCP 500 are a comprehensive and practical working aid to bankers, lawyers, importers, and exporters, transport executives, educators, and everyone involved in letter of credit transactions worldwide. (read more)

Used by letter of credit practitioners worldwide, the Uniform Customs and Practice for Documentary Credits (UCP) are the most successful private rules for trade ever developed. Bankers, traders, lawyers, transporters, academics and all who deal with letter of credit transactions worldwide, will refer to UCP 600 on a daily basis. (read more)

In line with ICC's universally used rules on letters of credit, URR 725 contains a number of technical changes from the previous version and will be used worldwide. (read more)

The ICC Uniform Rules for Collections are a practical set of Rules to aid bankers, buyers, and sellers in the collections process. (read more)

Designed specifically for the insurance industry, the ICC Uniform Rules for Contract Bonds are a set of rules designed to secure uniform practice in the operation and enforcement of bonds.
Endorsed by UNCITRAL (read more)

There are three major types of contract guarantees – tender bonds, performance guarantees and repayment guarantees – and each of the three parties involved has a different interest.
The ICC Uniform Rules for Contract Guarantees aim to achieve a fair balance between the legitimate interests of all three parties. (read more)

In 28 articles, the URDG set out the liabilities and responsibilities of the parties, the nature of a demand, the expiry circumstances and the governing law jurisdiction for the guarantee or counter-guarantee. (read more)

The ICC Uniform Rules for Demand Guarantees (URDG) reflect international practice in the use of demand guarantees. The URDG balance the interests of the different parties and provide safeguards against abuse in the calling of guarantees. More than just an update, this revision is a new set of rules for the twenty-first century and will help secure uniform practice worldwide. (read more)

Insights into UCP 600 contains almost 70 articles on UCP 600 written for the magazine DCInsight during the five years from 2003 to 2008: 39 articles written prior to the adoption and 30 articles after the adoption of UCP 600. (read more)

Now universally used, the Uniform Customs and Practice for Documentary Credit (UCP) are the most successful private rules for commerce ever developed. Here, in a single volume, the most important court cases interpreting the UCP have been collected, analyzed and explained. (read more)

This title contains more than 50 of the latest queries on documentary credits answered by the ICC Banking Commission. (read more)

This is the third volume in a series of ICC Banking Commission Opinions interpreting UCP 500, the ICC’s universally used rules on letters of credit. (read more)

The Complete UCP traces the history of the rules from their inception more than 70 years ago through their latest revision, UCP 600, which came into effect on 1 July 2007. (read more)

Unpublished Opinions of the ICC Banking Commission , 1995-2004, contains more than 120 Opinions, 109 of which have never been published in book form before, this volume includes Opinions decided on UCP 500, URR 525, UCP 400, URC 522, URC 322 and URDG 458. (read more)

Users’ Handbook for Documentary Credits under UCP 600 is designed to serve as an introduction to users of documentary credits, that is, to sellers and buyers who seek to increase their access to cross-border markets. It strives to demonstrate the way commercial parties and bankers have used this remarkable commercial device, the documentary credit, to achieve their objectives. (read more)