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Notes from the July ICC Banking Commission Meeting

Today – 21 July 2026, the ICC Banking Commission met virtually. This time with a somewhat packed agenda.

Sir Royston Miles Goode, who recently passed away, was honored by Georges Affaki who put words to his “In memoriam” words:

“Sir Roy was one of the towering legal minds of our age. For more than 35 years, we worked together on ICC, UNIDROIT and UNCITRAL projects. I never ceased to admire his gift for making all legal traditions speak the same language of commercial common sense.”

The 6 new ICC Draft Opinions (in sequence TA959-TA964) were presented by Senior technical Advisor David Meynell and discussed and approved; all with changes to the Analysis and/or Conclusion. A more thorough update to follow one the final wording has been published.

Especially TA964 were the subject for much discussion. Once the final wording is available, I will provide a deep-dive into it – and topics discussed.

David Meynell also presented the TA Briefings and could inform that there are two >... Read The Full Post