+44(0)20 7638 9271

Trade Finance

We advise UK and international banks and other financial institutions across the full range of matters including documentary credits, bank guarantees, performance bonds, standby letters of credit, bills of exchange and trade finance facilities and transactions more generally including bespoke security structures.

We also have very strong experience of pursuing and defending claims arising out of trade finance transactions.

 Recent work

  • We advised a large private sector Indian bank in relation to trade finance facilities in several European countries where the borrower is a major natural commodities company.
  • We advised a European bank on warehousing facilities for an international trading company
  • We advised on a trade finance facility for an international steel manufacturer and related security in several jurisdictions

Who to contact

Featured news

  • City of London law firm, Druces LLP has advised Belvedere Leisure Resorts PLC on £25m bond issue to fund luxury Scottish leisure resort

    Druces’ Capital Markets team has advised Belvedere Leisure...

    Read More >

  • Druces’ Real Estate Finance Briefing – The Sky’s The Limit (04.12.19)

    The Sky’s the Limit On 4 December 2019, our Real Estate Fi...

    Read More >

Briefing notes

  • Property sales and short leases

    Extending a lease as part of buying or selling a flat. When ...

    Read More >

  • Freezing order discharged—lack of solid evidence of risk of dissipation of assets (Ivy Technology v Martin)

    02/10/2019 Dispute Resolution analysis: This case illustrate...

    Read More >