Letters of credit and demand guarantees
Subtitle: defences to payment
By: Deborah Horowitz
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Published: 2010
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9780199588534
Description: "This book is the first to provide an extensive analysis of the range of defences to payment under letters of credit and demand guarantees.   It considers the extent to which different defences undermine the abstraction of these instruments. This is a fundamental issue, since letters of credit and demand guarantees are designed to be abstract, or autonomous, from the underlying contract that called for their use. The purpose of that abstraction is to provide certainty of payment, but the various defences diminish that certainty. The book examines the spectrum of defences that are frequently litigated and debated in international practice: fraud in the documents, nullity, fraud affecting deferred payment letters of credit, fraud as no honest belief, unconscionable conduct and illegality. Vitally, the book provides analysis of the relevant judicial decisions and offers clear practical guidance on which defences are most suitable for each instrument.   As the instruments are heavily used in international trade, this work is particularly suited to financial and commercial law practitioners who draft agreements, as well as those who advise on disputes concerning these instruments. Accessible and engaging, the book is also relevant for academics and students"--
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Machine generated contents note:; title: 1. INTRODUCTION: INTERNATIONAL PAYMENT INSTRUMENTS AND DEFENCES; title: 2. FRAUD IN THE DOCUMENTS; title: 3. THE NULLITY DEFENCE AND NON-COMPLYING DOCUMENTS; title: 4. FRAUD, DEFERRED PAYMENT CREDITS AND THE UCP 600; title: 5. FRAUD AS NO HONEST BELIEF; title: 6. UNCONSCIONABLE CONDUCT; title: 7. ILLEGALITY; title: 8. CONCLUSION: A SPECTRUM OF DEFENCES.