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2026 Risk Mitigation Report: Risk, Resilience & Recovery
ESG Series: The Devil Is in the Due Diligence: Mastering ESG Risks in Commodity Supply Chains
Force Majeure Is Being Misunderstood: What the Gulf Disruptions Mean for Traders
The Iranian Conflict: A “Perfect Storm”
Force Majeure Is Not a Safety Net — A Survival Guide for Commodity Traders
GTR MENA 2026 Dubai
When War Meets Contracts: The Commodity Trader’s Force Majeure Survival Guide
AON’s Credit Solutions (China Focus Community Trade Event)
2026 Market Outlook: Designing for Credit, Counterparty & Compliance Risk
BG 2025 HIGHLIGHTS
Chambers & Partners: Corporate Investigations/Anti-Corruption: Domestic
ESG Series: Getting Your Act Together – Climate Disclosures for Commodity Traders
ESG Policy for Commodity Traders
GTR: Does Invoice Finance Have a Risk Problem?
Sanctioned Terminals & Trapped Oil
Freezing Orders: Dishonesty, Dissipation & Disclosure
Directors Aren’t Detectives: Lessons from Goh Jin Hian v Inter-Pacific Petroleum
Non-delivery of goods: What’s the damage?
The Singapore Court of Appeal affirms bank’s inability to clawback LC payments: BCP v China Aviation Oil
TTP: To Claw or Not to Claw (back)? BCP vs China Aviation Oil on Letter of Credit Payments
GTR: 25 Years Later: Is Commodity Trading Ready for eBLs?
Something’s rotten with the state of invoice financing
The SIAC Rules 2025: What’s New?
BLs, pledges and the trust receipt: Possession as the touchstone for conversion claims
Bloomberg: Wall Street Missed Warning Signs Ahead of $1 Billion Fintech Implosion
Our MD, Baldev Bhinder has an extensive interview with Peak Magazine on the business of litigation
Documentary Credit World: Causation in Misdelivery Cases: The “Maersk Katalin”
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
GTR: Singapore Gets Tough On Commodity Trading Practices After Series of Scandals
GTR: Commodity Traders Warned Over “Creative Structures” After Winson Fraud Ruling
The Law should call a Fraud a Fraud:
ALB Singapore Rising Stars
Oil Storage: Considerations for Financiers & Traders
ALB: Conversation with Baldev Bhinder, Managing Director
Asset Recovery in Commodities: Know your Tools
International Trade: The Anti-Money Laundering Achilles’ Heel
GTR: Taking The Pulse of Asia’s Trade Credit Insurance Market
TFG: Kuvera Resources v J.P. Morgan Chase: Certainty of Payment vs Risks of Breaching Sanctions Under Letters of Credit
Traders Beware: Transferring Marketable Title under Letters of Indemnity used in Letters of Credit – Crédit Agricole v PPT Energy (Appeal)
GTR: Credit Agricole Wins Appeal in ZenRock Fraud Suit
Navigating US sanctions in Singapore – Part 3: Kuvera Resources v JPMorgan Chase (Appeal)
Navigating US sanctions in Singapore – Part 2: Contractual performance
GTR: Winson Fraud Judgement a “Significant Victory” For Banks
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?
Tradewinds: Euronav Legal Victory Over UniCredit tames ‘Almighty’ Power of Bills of Lading, Lawyers Claim
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
TFG: Unmasking Trade Finance Fraud: The Intricate Web of Balance Sheets, Fragmented Information, and Human Biases
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?
Berne Union: Credit Insurance Claims for Commodities Financing: Investigation Red Flags
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?
GTR: Banks Face Trickier Fights Against Shipowners to Recover Commodity Losses
Schemes of Arrangement (Part 1) – Who Can Apply And How?
BT: Invoice Financing and Credit Insurance: Is The Problem with The Product or Conduct?
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?
GTR: The Risks, Rewards, and Misconceptions Around Credit Insurance
GTR: China Aluminium Fraud Allegations Suggest Lessons Learned From Qingdao
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
GTR: ZenRock Judgement Should Prompt Rethink On ‘Reckless’ Traders in Double Financing Frauds
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
GTR: Collateral Damage
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
GTR: Inside The Commodity Finance ‘Flight to Quality’
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
GTR: Singapore Banks Unveil Tougher Commodity Finance Standards After Fraud Scandals
BG: (Mis)Using Arbitration Clauses in Winding-up: Till Death Do Us Apart?
BG: Abritration – Swiss Army Knife or Blunt Tool?
International Maritime Bureau NVO Register
BG: Restraining Payments under Letters of Credit: Fake Trades & Forged Documents-Who Bears the Risks?
GTR: Legal Questions Emerge as Singapore Oil Traders Denies BCP Fraud Allegations
FT: European Banks Lose Appetite For Commodity Trade Financing

GTR MENA 2026 Dubai

After years of investigating trade fraud, our MD, have distilled it down to three core

Blackstone & Gold Shortlisted as Finalist Asian Legal Business SE Asia Law Awards 2026
Blackstone & Gold Wins Boutique Firm of the Year at the Benchmark Litigation Asia-Pacific 2025
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
Blackstone & Gold Shortlisted as Finalist Asian Legal Business SE Asia Law Awards 2026
Blackstone & Gold Wins Boutique Firm of the Year at the Benchmark Litigation Asia-Pacific 2025
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
A Closure of Hormuz Does Not Automatically Trigger Force Majeure — The Real Legal Question
FT: Commodities Asia Summit 2025
Blackstone & Gold speaks at GTR Asia 2025
BG celebrates with clients at Annual Party on 28 August
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
BBC News Interview: Force Majeure in the Straits of Hormuz
WEBINAR – 24 March 2026 Have You Been Prevented From Performing Your Contract
Trade Treasury & Payments
International Trade Series: Fraud in Invoice Financing
International Trade Series: Fictitious Trades & Letters of Credit
International Trade Series: Fictitious Trades & Letters of Credit
International Trade Series: Making Arbitration Work for You.
TTP: How to Spot Invoice Fraudsters
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