Legal Seminar by Fortior Law
Avoiding Common Mistakes in Grain Trading:
Real Cases Insights
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Dive into an engaging, interactive seminar tailored specifically for grain traders and industry professionals! Drawing from real-life arbitration cases, including a recent FOSFA appellate success proving Force Majeure in Ukraine, this seminar delivers practical insights to help you avoid costly mistakes.
Fortior Law is an international law firm with a main office in Geneva, Switzerland, with offices in London, New York, Taipei, Kyiv, Nicosia and Tbilisi. Company team consists of professionals from multiple countries experienced in dispute resolution, primarily under English law. Fortior Law act for clients before the English Courts, as well as under the auspices of various arbitration institutions such as the LCIA, LMAA, GAFTA, SCAI.
Practice of Fortior Law covers disputes which arise in the trading of crude oil, grains and agricultural commodities, chartering and carriage of goods by sea, as well as investments. Fortior Law lawyers, including solicitors qualified in England and Wales, represent clients in English courts and arbitration proceedings, offering tailored solutions to complex legal challenges.
Programme
Registration & Welcome Coffee
- Exploring key challenges in contract formation.
- Uncertainty in “ping-pong” negotiations.
- Risks of “subject to” labels and “valid upon signing” clauses.
- Case Study: When agreeing to a contract is not enough.
- Practical Tips: How to ensure clarity in contractual correspondence.
- Certificate final clause. What does it really mean?
- Inappropriate testing authorities and methods.
- Case Study: When a final quality certificate fails to protect trade.
- Tips to safeguard your trade through proper contract drafting.
- Anticipatory breaches: when is there clear evidence of non-performance?
- Avoiding the pitfalls of premature default notices.
- Case Study: A costly mistake and how it could have been avoided.
- Understanding Force Majeure clauses: timing, wording, and evidence.
- Case Spotlight: proving a Force Majeure in Ukraine.
- Practical Guidance: Preparing for and responding to Force Majeure claims.
Join the Seminar – take an opportunity to sharpen your skills, boost your confidence, and stay ahead in the dynamic grain trade industry! Enhance your legal knowledge and trading strategies through expert guidance.
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