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The SIAC Rules 2025: What’s New?
BG are finalists for ALB Awards and Benchmark Litigation Awards
BLs, pledges and the trust receipt: Possession as the touchstone for conversion claims
BG recognised in Legal 500 International Arbitration rankings
Our MD, Baldev Bhinder has an extensive interview with Peak Magazine on the business of litigation
Clawing back LC payments: BCP v China Aviation Oil
BG Ranked in Legal 500 for Dispute Resolution
Has the tide turned once against the shipowner for misdelivery cases?
Ranked in Chambers & Partners for International Arbitration
Actual physical sale and shipment of goods: the touchstone of trade credit insurance claims
Webinar: THE LAW SHOULD CALL A FRAUD, A FRAUD: LETTERS OF CREDIT & FRAUD
BG 5th Anniversary Party Photos
The SIAC Rules 2025: What’s New?
BLs, pledges and the trust receipt: Possession as the touchstone for conversion claims
Our MD, Baldev Bhinder has an extensive interview with Peak Magazine on the business of litigation
Clawing back LC payments: BCP v China Aviation Oil
Has the tide turned once against the shipowner for misdelivery cases?
Actual physical sale and shipment of goods: the touchstone of trade credit insurance claims
The Law should call a Fraud a Fraud:
Oil Storage: Considerations for Financiers & Traders
Asset Recovery in Commodities: Know your Tools
International Trade: The Anti-Money Laundering Achilles’ Heel
Traders Beware: Transferring Marketable Title under Letters of Indemnity used in Letters of Credit – Crédit Agricole v PPT Energy (Appeal)
Navigating US sanctions in Singapore – Part 3: Kuvera Resources v JPMorgan Chase (Appeal)
Navigating US sanctions in Singapore – Part 2: Contractual performance
Indifference to the Truth: Does a Beneficiary’s Reckless Presentation under LCs amount to Fraud?
Navigating US sanctions in Singapore – Part 1: Bank Payments under Letters of Credit
Detecting Trade Fraud: Tunnel Vision, Blind Spots and Human Biases
Greenwashing: Who polices net zero claims?
Marine Construction Contracts & Refund Guarantees – How watertight is the right to a refund?
Carbon Credits: Are we missing the forest for the trees?
Misdelivery – Are BLs Good Security Anymore?
Volatility in Commodities Pricing & Supply – 3 key risk areas of a trading contract
Shipbuilding Contracts: Pitfalls & Pointers
A Long Bitter Crypto Winter: Implications for Insolvency and Restructuring
Eyes on the Prize: Encashing an International Arbitration Award
Fraud, Dishonest Dealings & Asset Diversion: Following the bread crumbs for asset recovery
Commodities in 2023: The Changing Face of International Trade
Schemes of arrangement (Part 4): Voting considerations
Unwinding Payments Under a Letter of Credit – Is a Financing Deal a Sham Trade?
Schemes of Arrangement (Part 3) : What can and cannot be done
Dealing With Fraud In The World Of Crypto – Your War Plan For Asset Recovery
Schemes Of Arrangement (Part 2) – What Can And Cannot Be Done During A Moratorium?
Schemes of Arrangement (Part 1) – Who Can Apply And How?
Misdelivery Claims – Can You Rely On Your BL As Security?
Walking Away From Unprofitable Contracts – Can You Rely On Limitation/Exclusion clauses?
Restructuring in Singapore – Key Q&As for Trade & Finance Creditors
BT: The brave new world of electronic transferable trade documents
Supply Disruptions, Sanctions and Export Bans – Navigating the legal minefield of the Ukraine crisis and beyond
Misdelivery Claims by BL Holders – Are you acting in good faith?
Circular Trades or Financing Going in Circles? – What Happens When the Music Stops?
Does a Beneficiary’s Reckless Presentation under Letters of Credit amount to Fraud? – A critique of Credit Agricole v PPT Energy
Spoofing & Phishing Attacks in International Trade – How to Prevent Cyber Fraud & Recover Your Losses
BT: The Conflict is Changing the Face of Commodities Flows
BT: Commodities in 2022 – 5 Themes that will Dominate the Headlines
2022 New Year Message
BT: Eradicating Coal – One Step Forward, Two Steps Back
Going Nuclear with the Freezing Injunction – Your 6 Step War Plan for Dishonest Debtors
Assignment of Receivables – The Achilles’ Heel of Invoice Financing
BT: Restructuring of Commodities Traders – Does it always work?
Supply Chain Financing – The Good, The Bad & The Ugly
The 2020 Trade Fraud Scandals – Have We Learnt The Right Lessons?
BG: 2021 New Year Message
BG: (Mis)Using Arbitration Clauses in Winding-up: Till Death Do Us Apart?
BG: Abritration – Swiss Army Knife or Blunt Tool?
BG: Restraining Payments under Letters of Credit: Fake Trades & Forged Documents-Who Bears the Risks?
FT: European Banks Lose Appetite For Commodity Trade Financing
GTR: ABN Amro To Exit Trade And Commodity Finance After Losses
BG: Letters of Indemnity in International Trade – Misdelivery, fictitious BLs & missing cargo
Bloomberg: After $9 Billion Credit Hit, Banks Seek Trade Finance Revamp
BG: Restructuring in the O&G/Commodities Sector – 10 Questions Relating to Singapore Court Procedures
GTR: Banks Nervous Over Fraud Losses As Singapore Oil Traders Collapse
FT: Commodity Trading Blow-Ups Dent Singapore’s Reputation
FT: Singapore Oil Traders Rush to Reassure Clients
FT: Unseen Risks of Commodity Trade Finance
BG: New Laws Affecting Debts Arising From Covid19
CNA Commentary: Hin Leong’s Financial Woes Suggest Oil traders Haven’t Learnt Their Lessons
Bloomberg Quint: Troubled Oil Trader Hin Leong Poised to Hand Control to PwC
TR: Banks Tighten Credit on Asia Oil Traders as Hin Leong Losses Add to Woes
BG: The Domino Effect of $20 Oil
BG: Incoterms 2020 – New Rules, Old Problems
Tradewinds: Coronavirus May Spark Huge Claims
BG: The Commercial Consequences of Coronavirus
Business Times: The Future of Law
TXF: In The Land Of The Blind, The One Eyed Man Is King
TR: LNG Buyers Target Record Low Prices
BG: 7 Signs To Spot A House Of Cards
Tradewinds: Singapore Convention to Usher in New Dispute Resolution
Business Times: The Singapore Convention Can Change the Game
Tradewinds: New Player Launches as Singapore’s First Commodities and Energy Law Firm
BG are finalists for ALB Awards and Benchmark Litigation Awards
BG recognised in Legal 500 International Arbitration rankings
BG Ranked in Legal 500 for Dispute Resolution
Ranked in Chambers & Partners for International Arbitration
BG Lawyers ranked by Asian Legal Business in July 2024
Blackstone & Gold Wins at ALB Law Awards 2024
BG Shortlisted: ALB SE Awards 2024 and Benchmark Litigation Awards 2024
ALB Asia Super 50 Disputes Lawyer
ALB Finalist: Dispute Resolution Boutique Law Firm of the Year 2023
ALB Singapore Firms to Watch 2023
2023 Legal 500 Rankings: International Arbitration
Legal 500 Rankings: International Arbitration
Who’s Who Legal Ranking: Baldev Bhinder
BG Shortlisted: International Arbitration Team of the Year
BG are finalists for ALB Awards and Benchmark Litigation Awards
BG recognised in Legal 500 International Arbitration rankings
BG Ranked in Legal 500 for Dispute Resolution
Ranked in Chambers & Partners for International Arbitration
BG Lawyers ranked by Asian Legal Business in July 2024
Blackstone & Gold Wins at ALB Law Awards 2024
BG 5th Anniversary Party Photos
Webinar: Shipbuilding – Full Steam Ahead for Shipyards & Contractors
Webinar: Navigating the Labyrinth of Asset Recovery
Webinar: Crypto Hacks, Scams & Schemes – Getting Recovery Of Your Stolen Digital Assets
Webinar: Misdelivery Claims – Is Holding On To BLs Enough?
BG 3rd Anniversary Party Photos
Webinar: Payments under Letter of Credit – When are the Beneficiary’s Hands Tainted by a Third-Party Fraud?
Webinar: Dishonesty, Dissipation & Deception – Liquidation, Receivership or Freezer?
Webinar: Invoice Financing
FT: Commodities Asia Summit 2020 – Panel Debate
BG Webinar: Arbitration, Court Remedies & Insolvency – Using the Right Tools for Recoveries
BG Webinar: Understanding the Risks In Commodity Trade Finance – What Does The Future Hold?
BG Breakfast Seminar: As Good As Gold? Get Your Security Package Right
BG Breakfast Seminar: Incoterms 2020
BG Launch Party
Webinar: THE LAW SHOULD CALL A FRAUD, A FRAUD: LETTERS OF CREDIT & FRAUD
Webinar: Fraud, Fictious Trades & Letters of Credit – Where does the buck stop?
Webinar: Navigating US Sanctions in International Trade
Webinar: Shipbuilding – Full Steam Ahead for Shipyards & Contractors
Webinar: Navigating the Labyrinth of Asset Recovery
Webinar: Crypto Hacks, Scams & Schemes
Webinar: Misdelivery Claims – Is Holding On To BLs Enough?
BG Short: Why Are BLs An Important Security?
Webinar: Payments under Letter of Credit – When are the Beneficiary’s Hands Tainted by Third Party Fraud?
Webinar: Commodities in 2022 – The Trends, Issues & Red Flags
Webinar: Dishonesty, Dissipation & Deception – Liquidation, Receivership or Freezer?
Webinar: 2020 Trade Fraud Scandals – Lessons Learnt
Webinar: Invoice Financing – The Good, The Bad & The Ugly
BG Short: Invoice Financing – The Good, The Bad & The Ugly
BG Webinar: Arbitration, Court Remedies & Insolvency – Using the Right Tools for Recovery
BG Short: Arbitration – 5 Things They Don’t Tell You.
BG Short: Letters of Indemnity – Problems Arising from Misdelivery
BG Webinar: Understanding The Risks In Commodities Trade Finance – What Does The Future Hold
BG Webinar: Restructuring & Security Enforcement of Debts
BG Short: Restructuring & Insolvency
BG: Covid Temporary Measures Act 2020: Key Aspects
BG Webinar: Getting Your Security Documents Right – BLs, Warehouse Receipts & Double Financing
BG: Incoterms 2020
TR: How Technology Helps Us Achieve Our Value Proposition
Introduction to BG: Our Why?
CNBC Interview: International Trade