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International Trade

We advise clients on trading contracts hard and soft commodities, including crude oil, petroleum and gas products, fertilisers and agricultural commodities. We also deal with related issues such as shipping, finance, sanctions and so forth.

Our lawyers are qualified in various jurisdictions (England and Wales, Ukraine, Georgia, Switzerland, New York, Malta), which allows us to handle a wide variety of disputes and transactional work both in England and in other countries.

Rusudan Gergauli

Head of practice

Vitaliy Kozachenko

Dmitry Zagorodnyuk

Yelyzaveta Holovan

Mehtap Hirt Tari

Rusudan Gergauli

Partner

Vitaliy Kozachenko

Managing Partner

Dmitry Zagorodnyuk

Partner

Yelyzaveta Holovan

Associate

Youjin Jo

Senior Associate

Mehtap Hirt Tari

Of Counsel

Team members

Rusudan Gergauli

Vitaliy Kozachenko

Dmitry Zagorodnyuk

Yelyzaveta Holovan

Mehtap Hirt Tari

Services

Drafting and analysing sale-purchase agreements

Negotiating amendments to existing contracts

Advice during contract execution

Claims handling

Advising on disputes arising from commodity trading contracts and financial instruments

Trade finance

Professional negligence

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Publications

Navigating the EU’s Provisional Countervailing Duties on EV Originating in China: Implications and Strategies

Navigating the EU’s Provisional Countervailing Duties on EV Originating in China: Implications and Strategies

On 12 June 2024, the European Commission provisionally determined that electric vehicles (“EV”) originating in China benefit from unfair subsidizations, which pose a threat of foreseeable and imminent injury to EV industry of EU. The Commission has informed those EV producers in China that it would impose provisional countervailing duties of between 17.4% and 38.1% on imports of EV originating in China from 4 July 2024. Learn more

The Polish-Ukrainian border and force majeure: what grain exporters need to know

The Polish-Ukrainian border and force majeure: what grain exporters need to know

Since autumn 2023, active protests of Polish farmers and hauliers have started at the border between Poland and Ukraine against temporary measures to liberalise trade and freight transport between the EU and Ukraine. Protesters periodically block truck traffic at checkpoints on the Polish-Ukrainian border. Force majeure and the doctrine of frustration may be potential defences for the seller. In this article, we look at the specifics of the legal instruments that need to be considered by sellers whose cargoes cross the Ukrainian-Polish border. Learn more

Anti-dumping Investigation on Float Glass Initiated by the Ministry of Finance of Taiwan

Anti-dumping Investigation on Float Glass Initiated by the Ministry of Finance of Taiwan

On May 6, 2022, the Customs Administration, Ministry of Finance of the Republic of China, published/issued an official notice to initiate an anti-dumping investigation on imports of float glass from Malaysia, Indonesia or Thailand. The subject goods of the investigation are float glass, in sheets, including both clear float glass and tinted float glass that can be used directly or further worked into processed glass. Learn more

Letter of credit: what to do if a bank pays against forged documents?

Letter of credit: what to do if a bank pays against forged documents?

A letter of credit is one of the safest payment methods under a contract. It is a type of bank guarantee under which the seller receives payment upon presentation of all documents agreed by the parties. However, even a letter of credit cannot guarantee 100 per cent risk-free payment. For example, there is not much the bank can do in cases of fraud, where the seller provides forged documents in order to receive payment. In this article, we explain how to act in cases of fraud based on our recent experience. Learn more

Fortior sponsors the Trend&Hedge Club which celebrated its 5th anniversary

Fortior sponsors the Trend&Hedge Club which celebrated its 5th anniversary

On 23 June 2021, Trend&Hedge Club celebrated its fifth anniversary. We are honored to be a general partner of this project. Learn more

Fortior held a seminar at Black Sea Grain-2021

Fortior held a seminar at Black Sea Grain-2021

On Thursday, 20 May 2021, Fortior held a seminar entitled “Gentleman’s set for solving Gafta disputes” during the 18th International Conference Black Sea Grain-2021 Learn more

Fortior’s Kyiv office held the second offline meeting of the Trend&Hedge Club

Fortior’s Kyiv office held the second offline meeting of the Trend&Hedge Club

On 19 May 2021, the second offline meeting of the Trend&Hedge Club was successfully held at Fortior’s Kyiv office, with over 50 attendees. Learn more

Fortior law has succeeded in an LCIA arbitration

Fortior law has succeeded in an LCIA arbitration

Fortior law has succeeded in an LCIA arbitration against a state-owned oil company. Learn more

Danil Hristich speaks at Gafta’s webinar about instalment deliveries

Danil Hristich speaks at Gafta’s webinar about instalment deliveries

On 22 April, Danil Hristich, our Senior Associate, delivered a presentation at a webinar hosted by Gafta. Learn more

Fortior has signed up to become a sponsor of the Trend&Hedge Club

Fortior has signed up to become a sponsor of the Trend&Hedge Club

Trend&Hedge Club is a well-known Kyiv-based offline platform which unites those involved in the trading of agricultural commodities. The platform’s members meet every Wednesday to discuss key trends on the market, trading strategies and the latest news. Learn more

Fortior Law (Ukraine) becomes a member of Gafta

Fortior Law (Ukraine) becomes a member of Gafta

We are pleased to announce that Fortior’s Kyiv office has become a member of the Grain and Feed Trade Association (Gafta). Learn more

Fortior opens a Kyiv office

Fortior opens a Kyiv office

Fortior has expanded its international network, having launched a new office in Kyiv, Ukraine. Learn more

Gafta to Amend its Arbitration Rules

Gafta to Amend its Arbitration Rules

The Grain and Feed Trade Association (Gafta) has amended its arbitration rules No. 125. Learn more

GAFTA Appeal Board rules in favor of Fortior’s client in an instalment deliveries dispute

GAFTA Appeal Board rules in favor of Fortior’s client in an instalment deliveries dispute

The Seller, Fortior’s client, was selling Ukrainian wheat on DAP terms to the Buyer. Learn more

WFO: limitations on extending relief against third parties to the arbitration agreement

WFO: limitations on extending relief against third parties to the arbitration agreement

This article addresses the decision of the High Court in Trans-Oil International SA v Savoy Trading LP, Ivan Melnykov [2020] EWHC 57 (Comm). Learn more

Recent changes to GAFTA pro formas

Recent changes to GAFTA pro formas

Starting from 1 January 2020, an additional clause entitled “Methods of Analysis” was added which provides as follows: “Unless otherwise agreed, the terms and conditions of GAFTA Methods of Analysis No.130, are deemed to be incorporated into this contract“. Learn more

Fortior Law obtains a worldwide Freezing Injunction in support of GAFTA Arbitration Proceedings, the Court clarifies the Scott v Avery principle

Fortior Law obtains a worldwide Freezing Injunction in support of GAFTA Arbitration Proceedings, the Court clarifies the Scott v Avery principle

Fortior Law has successfully obtained a worldwide freezing order from the UK High Court. Learn more

New Senior Associate – Danil Hristich

New Senior Associate – Danil Hristich

Fortior Law welcomes Danil Hristich who has joined us as Senior Associate. Learn more

Fortior Law Obtains a Partial Award in a Commodity-Related LCIA Arbitration in London

Fortior Law Obtains a Partial Award in a Commodity-Related LCIA Arbitration in London

We obtained a partial award in an LCIA arbitration in London. The award relates to our client’s claim for conversion of a cargo of oil and the costs of the various interim measures obtained by our client in the Commercial Court in London in order to prevent the conversion. Our client succeeded on both claims, […] Learn more

FORTIOR ATTENDS THE OIL & GAS IN EASTMED FORUM IN BEIRUT, LEBANON

FORTIOR ATTENDS THE OIL & GAS IN EASTMED FORUM IN BEIRUT, LEBANON

Fortior is pleased to have attended the Oil and Gas in East Med Forum (OGE) in Beirut, Lebanon. Its tourism industry being hit severely in the past years due to the ongoing war in neighbour Syria, Lebanon is now seeking to boost its economy by exploiting its untapped gas and oil resources. In 2009 substantial […] Learn more

Fortior advises on trading contracts worth US$10 million

Fortior advises on trading contracts worth US$10 million

Over the past two months Fortior was engaged by a commodity trading house based in Lausanne to advise it upon trading contracts whose combined value was estimated to be around US$10 million. The client’s Managing Director had the following to say about her experience with Fortior: “In a fast-paced environment like commodity trading, it is […] Learn more

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