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BBC News Interview: Force Majeure in the Straits of Hormuz
With the recent announcement of a ceasefire, our Managing Director, Baldev Bhinder, shared his views
Force Majeure Is Being Misunderstood: What the Gulf Disruptions Mean for Traders
As featured in Global Trade Review A wave of force majeure declarations across the Middle
WEBINAR – 24 March 2026 Have You Been Prevented From Performing Your Contract
We hosted a webinar on Force Majeure Claims arising from the conflict in the Middle
Blackstone & Gold Shortlisted as Finalist Asian Legal Business SE Asia Law Awards 2026
The Asia Legal Business SE Law Awards will take place in May 2026, and we
A Closure of Hormuz Does Not Automatically Trigger Force Majeure — The Real Legal Question
As featured on CNBC The potential closure of the Strait of Hormuz has raised immediate
The Iranian Conflict: A “Perfect Storm”
As featured in The Business Times The Iran conflict has created what many are calling
Force Majeure Is Not a Safety Net — A Survival Guide for Commodity Traders
This article was originally published in Trade Treasury Payments As disruption across commodity markets intensifies,
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ESG Series: The Devil Is in the Due Diligence: Mastering ESG Risks in Commodity Supply Chains
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Force Majeure Is Being Misunderstood: What the Gulf Disruptions Mean for Traders
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The Iranian Conflict: A “Perfect Storm”
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Force Majeure Is Not a Safety Net — A Survival Guide for Commodity Traders
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GTR MENA 2026 Dubai
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When War Meets Contracts: The Commodity Trader’s Force Majeure Survival Guide
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AON’s Credit Solutions (China Focus Community Trade Event)
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2026 Market Outlook: Designing for Credit, Counterparty & Compliance Risk
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BG 2025 HIGHLIGHTS
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Chambers & Partners: Corporate Investigations/Anti-Corruption: Domestic
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ESG Series: Getting Your Act Together – Climate Disclosures for Commodity Traders
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ESG Policy for Commodity Traders
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GTR: Does Invoice Finance Have a Risk Problem?
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Sanctioned Terminals & Trapped Oil
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Freezing Orders: Dishonesty, Dissipation & Disclosure
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Directors Aren’t Detectives: Lessons from Goh Jin Hian v Inter-Pacific Petroleum
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Non-delivery of goods: What’s the damage?
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The Singapore Court of Appeal affirms bank’s inability to clawback LC payments: BCP v China Aviation Oil
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TTP: To Claw or Not to Claw (back)? BCP vs China Aviation Oil on Letter of Credit Payments
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GTR: 25 Years Later: Is Commodity Trading Ready for eBLs?
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Something’s rotten with the state of invoice financing
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The SIAC Rules 2025: What’s New?
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BLs, pledges and the trust receipt: Possession as the touchstone for conversion claims
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Bloomberg: Wall Street Missed Warning Signs Ahead of $1 Billion Fintech Implosion
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Our MD, Baldev Bhinder has an extensive interview with Peak Magazine on the business of litigation
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Documentary Credit World: Causation in Misdelivery Cases: The “Maersk Katalin”
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Clawing back LC payments: BCP v China Aviation Oil
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Has the tide turned once against the shipowner for misdelivery cases?
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Actual physical sale and shipment of goods: the touchstone of trade credit insurance claims
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GTR: Singapore Gets Tough On Commodity Trading Practices After Series of Scandals
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GTR: Commodity Traders Warned Over “Creative Structures” After Winson Fraud Ruling
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The Law should call a Fraud a Fraud:
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ALB Singapore Rising Stars
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Oil Storage: Considerations for Financiers & Traders
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ALB: Conversation with Baldev Bhinder, Managing Director
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Asset Recovery in Commodities: Know your Tools
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International Trade: The Anti-Money Laundering Achilles’ Heel
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GTR: Taking The Pulse of Asia’s Trade Credit Insurance Market
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TFG: Kuvera Resources v J.P. Morgan Chase: Certainty of Payment vs Risks of Breaching Sanctions Under Letters of Credit
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Traders Beware: Transferring Marketable Title under Letters of Indemnity used in Letters of Credit – Crédit Agricole v PPT Energy (Appeal)
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GTR: Credit Agricole Wins Appeal in ZenRock Fraud Suit
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Navigating US sanctions in Singapore – Part 3: Kuvera Resources v JPMorgan Chase (Appeal)
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Navigating US sanctions in Singapore – Part 2: Contractual performance
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GTR: Winson Fraud Judgement a “Significant Victory” For Banks
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Indifference to the Truth: Does a Beneficiary’s Reckless Presentation under LCs amount to Fraud?
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Navigating US sanctions in Singapore – Part 1: Bank Payments under Letters of Credit
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Detecting Trade Fraud: Tunnel Vision, Blind Spots and Human Biases
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Greenwashing: Who polices net zero claims?
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Marine Construction Contracts & Refund Guarantees – How watertight is the right to a refund?
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Tradewinds: Euronav Legal Victory Over UniCredit tames ‘Almighty’ Power of Bills of Lading, Lawyers Claim
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Carbon Credits: Are we missing the forest for the trees?
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Misdelivery – Are BLs Good Security Anymore?
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Volatility in Commodities Pricing & Supply – 3 key risk areas of a trading contract
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TFG: Unmasking Trade Finance Fraud: The Intricate Web of Balance Sheets, Fragmented Information, and Human Biases
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Shipbuilding Contracts: Pitfalls & Pointers
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A Long Bitter Crypto Winter: Implications for Insolvency and Restructuring
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Eyes on the Prize: Encashing an International Arbitration Award
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Fraud, Dishonest Dealings & Asset Diversion: Following the bread crumbs for asset recovery
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Commodities in 2023: The Changing Face of International Trade
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Schemes of arrangement (Part 4): Voting considerations
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Unwinding Payments Under a Letter of Credit – Is a Financing Deal a Sham Trade?
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Berne Union: Credit Insurance Claims for Commodities Financing: Investigation Red Flags
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Schemes of Arrangement (Part 3) : What can and cannot be done
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Dealing With Fraud In The World Of Crypto – Your War Plan For Asset Recovery
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Schemes Of Arrangement (Part 2) – What Can And Cannot Be Done During A Moratorium?
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GTR: Banks Face Trickier Fights Against Shipowners to Recover Commodity Losses
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Schemes of Arrangement (Part 1) – Who Can Apply And How?
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BT: Invoice Financing and Credit Insurance: Is The Problem with The Product or Conduct?
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Misdelivery Claims – Can You Rely On Your BL As Security?
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Walking Away From Unprofitable Contracts – Can You Rely On Limitation/Exclusion clauses?
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Restructuring in Singapore – Key Q&As for Trade & Finance Creditors
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BT: The brave new world of electronic transferable trade documents
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Supply Disruptions, Sanctions and Export Bans – Navigating the legal minefield of the Ukraine crisis and beyond
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Misdelivery Claims by BL Holders – Are you acting in good faith?
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GTR: The Risks, Rewards, and Misconceptions Around Credit Insurance
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GTR: China Aluminium Fraud Allegations Suggest Lessons Learned From Qingdao
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Circular Trades or Financing Going in Circles? – What Happens When the Music Stops?
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Does a Beneficiary’s Reckless Presentation under Letters of Credit amount to Fraud? – A critique of Credit Agricole v PPT Energy
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GTR: ZenRock Judgement Should Prompt Rethink On ‘Reckless’ Traders in Double Financing Frauds
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Spoofing & Phishing Attacks in International Trade – How to Prevent Cyber Fraud & Recover Your Losses
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BT: The Conflict is Changing the Face of Commodities Flows
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BT: Commodities in 2022 – 5 Themes that will Dominate the Headlines
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GTR: Collateral Damage
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2022 New Year Message
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BT: Eradicating Coal – One Step Forward, Two Steps Back
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Going Nuclear with the Freezing Injunction – Your 6 Step War Plan for Dishonest Debtors
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GTR: Inside The Commodity Finance ‘Flight to Quality’
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Assignment of Receivables – The Achilles’ Heel of Invoice Financing
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BT: Restructuring of Commodities Traders – Does it always work?
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Supply Chain Financing – The Good, The Bad & The Ugly
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The 2020 Trade Fraud Scandals – Have We Learnt The Right Lessons?
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BG: 2021 New Year Message
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GTR: Singapore Banks Unveil Tougher Commodity Finance Standards After Fraud Scandals
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BG: (Mis)Using Arbitration Clauses in Winding-up: Till Death Do Us Apart?
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BG: Abritration – Swiss Army Knife or Blunt Tool?
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International Maritime Bureau NVO Register
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BG: Restraining Payments under Letters of Credit: Fake Trades & Forged Documents-Who Bears the Risks?
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GTR: Legal Questions Emerge as Singapore Oil Traders Denies BCP Fraud Allegations
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FT: European Banks Lose Appetite For Commodity Trade Financing
ESG Series: The Devil Is in the Due Diligence: Mastering ESG Risks in Commodity Supply Chains
As vessels hesitate and cargoes fail to move, a familiar pattern emerges across commodity markets
Force Majeure Is Being Misunderstood: What the Gulf Disruptions Mean for Traders
As featured in Global Trade Review A wave of force majeure declarations across the Middle
The Iranian Conflict: A “Perfect Storm”
As featured in The Business Times The Iran conflict has created what many are calling
Force Majeure Is Not a Safety Net — A Survival Guide for Commodity Traders
This article was originally published in Trade Treasury Payments As disruption across commodity markets intensifies,
GTR MENA 2026 Dubai
After years of investigating trade fraud, our MD, have distilled it down to three core
When War Meets Contracts: The Commodity Trader’s Force Majeure Survival Guide
As vessels hesitate and cargoes fail to move, a familiar pattern emerges across commodity markets
AON’s Credit Solutions (China Focus Community Trade Event)
Our MD, Baldev Bhinder, was a speaker at AON’s credit event and spoke about Chine,
2026 Market Outlook: Designing for Credit, Counterparty & Compliance Risk
Our 2026 outlook on the cases we have worked on including fraud, misconduct and defaults,
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Blackstone & Gold Shortlisted as Finalist Asian Legal Business SE Asia Law Awards 2026
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Blackstone & Gold Wins Boutique Firm of the Year at the Benchmark Litigation Asia-Pacific 2025
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BG are finalists for ALB Awards and Benchmark Litigation Awards
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BG recognised in Legal 500 International Arbitration rankings
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BG Ranked in Legal 500 for Dispute Resolution
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Ranked in Chambers & Partners for International Arbitration
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BG Lawyers ranked by Asian Legal Business in July 2024
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Blackstone & Gold Wins at ALB Law Awards 2024
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BG Shortlisted: ALB SE Awards 2024 and Benchmark Litigation Awards 2024
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ALB Asia Super 50 Disputes Lawyer
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ALB Finalist: Dispute Resolution Boutique Law Firm of the Year 2023
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ALB Singapore Firms to Watch 2023
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2023 Legal 500 Rankings: International Arbitration
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Legal 500 Rankings: International Arbitration
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Who’s Who Legal Ranking: Baldev Bhinder
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BG Shortlisted: International Arbitration Team of the Year
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Blackstone & Gold Shortlisted as Finalist Asian Legal Business SE Asia Law Awards 2026
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Blackstone & Gold Wins Boutique Firm of the Year at the Benchmark Litigation Asia-Pacific 2025
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BG are finalists for ALB Awards and Benchmark Litigation Awards
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BG recognised in Legal 500 International Arbitration rankings
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BG Ranked in Legal 500 for Dispute Resolution
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Ranked in Chambers & Partners for International Arbitration
Blackstone & Gold Shortlisted as Finalist Asian Legal Business SE Asia Law Awards 2026
The Asia Legal Business SE Law Awards will take place in May 2026, and we
Blackstone & Gold Wins Boutique Firm of the Year at the Benchmark Litigation Asia-Pacific 2025
We’re thrilled to share that we’ve been honored as the “Boutique Firm of the Year”
BG are finalists for ALB Awards and Benchmark Litigation Awards
BG is delighted to announce that it has once again been selected as finalists for
BG recognised in Legal 500 International Arbitration rankings
Our award winning arbitration team continues to excel in its client feedback for international arbitration.
BG Ranked in Legal 500 for Dispute Resolution
Our dispute resolution team is pleased to have its inaugural ranking in the Legal 500
Ranked in Chambers & Partners for International Arbitration
We are pleased to be ranked by the leading legal directory, Chambers & Partners for
BG Lawyers ranked by Asian Legal Business in July 2024
July was a fantastic month for the BG team, with our Managing Director, Baldev Bhinder
Blackstone & Gold Wins at ALB Law Awards 2024
We are delighted to announce our recent success at the Asian Legal Business Awards 2024.
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A Closure of Hormuz Does Not Automatically Trigger Force Majeure — The Real Legal Question
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FT: Commodities Asia Summit 2025
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Blackstone & Gold speaks at GTR Asia 2025
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BG celebrates with clients at Annual Party on 28 August
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BG 5th Anniversary Party Photos
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Webinar: Shipbuilding – Full Steam Ahead for Shipyards & Contractors
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Webinar: Navigating the Labyrinth of Asset Recovery
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Webinar: Crypto Hacks, Scams & Schemes – Getting Recovery Of Your Stolen Digital Assets
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Webinar: Misdelivery Claims – Is Holding On To BLs Enough?
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BG 3rd Anniversary Party Photos
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Webinar: Payments under Letter of Credit – When are the Beneficiary’s Hands Tainted by a Third-Party Fraud?
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Webinar: Dishonesty, Dissipation & Deception – Liquidation, Receivership or Freezer?
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Webinar: Invoice Financing
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FT: Commodities Asia Summit 2020 – Panel Debate
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BG Webinar: Arbitration, Court Remedies & Insolvency – Using the Right Tools for Recoveries
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BG Webinar: Understanding the Risks In Commodity Trade Finance – What Does The Future Hold?
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BG Breakfast Seminar: As Good As Gold? Get Your Security Package Right
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BG Breakfast Seminar: Incoterms 2020
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BG Launch Party
A Closure of Hormuz Does Not Automatically Trigger Force Majeure — The Real Legal Question
As featured on CNBC The potential closure of the Strait of Hormuz has raised immediate
FT: Commodities Asia Summit 2025
Baldev Bhinder spoke at the Financial Times Asia Commodities Summit held on 3 & 4
Blackstone & Gold speaks at GTR Asia 2025
Baldev Bhinder speaks at GTR Asia 2025 in how trade finance structures are vulnerable to
BG celebrates with clients at Annual Party on 28 August
We were pleased to have clients and friends of the firm at our annual party
BG 5th Anniversary Party Photos
We celebrated our 5th anniversary bringing together clients and friends in the energy and commodities
BBC News Interview: Force Majeure in the Straits of Hormuz
With the recent announcement of a ceasefire, our Managing Director, Baldev Bhinder, shared his views
WEBINAR – 24 March 2026 Have You Been Prevented From Performing Your Contract
We hosted a webinar on Force Majeure Claims arising from the conflict in the Middle
Trade Treasury & Payments
Baldev Bhinder talks to the Trade Treasury & Payments team on the sidelines of ITFA
International Trade Series: Fraud in Invoice Financing
In Part 3 of our International Trade Series, we talk about the hot topic of
International Trade Series: Fictitious Trades & Letters of Credit
In BCP V China Aviation Oil, was another letter of credit case in the Singapore
International Trade Series: Fictitious Trades & Letters of Credit
In this episode of our International Trade Series, we discuss the how letters of credit
International Trade Series: Making Arbitration Work for You.
We launch our new international trade series which are 10 minute video interviews designed to
TTP: How to Spot Invoice Fraudsters
Our MD, Baldev Bhinder, discuss the murky world of invoice financing fraud and how to
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BBC News Interview: Force Majeure in the Straits of Hormuz
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WEBINAR – 24 March 2026 Have You Been Prevented From Performing Your Contract
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Trade Treasury & Payments
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International Trade Series: Fraud in Invoice Financing
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International Trade Series: Fictitious Trades & Letters of Credit
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International Trade Series: Fictitious Trades & Letters of Credit
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International Trade Series: Making Arbitration Work for You.
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TTP: How to Spot Invoice Fraudsters
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Webinar: THE LAW SHOULD CALL A FRAUD, A FRAUD: LETTERS OF CREDIT & FRAUD
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Webinar: Fraud, Fictious Trades & Letters of Credit – Where does the buck stop?
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Webinar: Navigating US Sanctions in International Trade
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Webinar: Shipbuilding – Full Steam Ahead for Shipyards & Contractors
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Webinar: Navigating the Labyrinth of Asset Recovery
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Webinar: Crypto Hacks, Scams & Schemes
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Webinar: Misdelivery Claims – Is Holding On To BLs Enough?
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BG Short: Why Are BLs An Important Security?
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Webinar: Payments under Letter of Credit – When are the Beneficiary’s Hands Tainted by Third Party Fraud?
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Webinar: Commodities in 2022 – The Trends, Issues & Red Flags
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Webinar: Dishonesty, Dissipation & Deception – Liquidation, Receivership or Freezer?
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Webinar: 2020 Trade Fraud Scandals – Lessons Learnt
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Webinar: Invoice Financing – The Good, The Bad & The Ugly
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BG Short: Invoice Financing – The Good, The Bad & The Ugly
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BG Webinar: Arbitration, Court Remedies & Insolvency – Using the Right Tools for Recovery
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BG Short: Arbitration – 5 Things They Don’t Tell You.
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BG Short: Letters of Indemnity – Problems Arising from Misdelivery
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BG Webinar: Understanding The Risks In Commodities Trade Finance – What Does The Future Hold
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BG Webinar: Restructuring & Security Enforcement of Debts
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BG Short: Restructuring & Insolvency
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BG: Covid Temporary Measures Act 2020: Key Aspects
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BG Webinar: Getting Your Security Documents Right – BLs, Warehouse Receipts & Double Financing
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BG: Incoterms 2020
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TR: How Technology Helps Us Achieve Our Value Proposition
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Introduction to BG: Our Why?
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