London, UK – Partner Geoffrey Wynne at Sullivan & Worcester (Sullivan) has assisted the International Trade & Forfaiting Association (ITFA) in relation to an important update to its Digital Negotiable Instruments (DNI)...more
Foreword by Geoffrey Wynne -
Much has been written – and will be written – about the need to digitise trade transactions. Less use of paper and greater speed and efficiency are some of the reasons for this. The...more
Electronic Trade Documents Act -
The passing of the Electronic Trade Documents Act 2023 (the “Act”) often touted as “game-changing” and “revolutionary” is the UK’s alternative to adopting the UNCITRAL Model Law on Electronic...more
7/14/2023
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London, UK - The Electronic Trade Documents Act (ETDA) will shortly receive Royal Assent and will come into effect two months later.
The culmination of years of work by many people and industry bodies, once it takes...more
7/13/2023
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From June 15, 2022, important changes to the Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation’s (OFSI) enforcement powers come into force. These were highlighted in our 2022 Compliance and Regulatory Update....more
The emergence of COVID-19 (the Coronavirus) at the end of 2019 has had an unprecedented impact on the global economic system. This alert focuses on the effect the Coronavirus pandemic is likely to have on small and medium...more
This week ITFA published its revised guidelines on CRR-compliant insurance policies. The guidelines were first published in 2016 to assist banks with navigating the complex rules for credit risk mitigation that apply to...more
In a world of ever increasing regulation, are there areas in trade finance documentation where parties can show they are addressing the concerns and taking steps to protect their position against a review by Regulators of...more
On 16 February 2018, the Prudential Regulation Authority (“PRA”) published a consultation paper containing a draft Supervisory Statement to clarify the PRA’s expectations regarding the eligibility of guarantees as unfunded...more