Question juridique clé
Whether the confirmed documentary credit had to be honored despite the FCR naming the issuer as 'srl' instead of 'spa'.
Solution extraite
No. The discrepancy was not a mere harmless typo; under the documentary-credit principle the bank could rely on the documentary mismatch and refuse honor.
Motifs extraits
The bank had to assess only the documents' outward conformity with the credit terms. The differing corporate form and wrong letterhead meant the issuer's identity was not clear from the documents alone, and the bank had no duty to investigate further.