INTERLEGAL TRADE & ARBITRATION DIGEST Q4 2025
20 January, 2026
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International trade in agricultural commodities continues to face an increasing number of disputes arising from non-performance of contractual obligations, delayed payments, and disagreements over quality determination. In this context, market participants require reliable legal tools to manage risks, promptly address breaches, and ensure effective dispute resolution.
The cases featured in this edition of the Trade & Arbitration Digest were successfully resolved by the Interlegal legal team within the framework of GAFTA and FOSFA international arbitration. The awards presented illustrate the decisive role of precise contractual provisions, a well-documented factual basis, and a coherent legal strategy in achieving favorable outcomes.
Through a combination of practical case reviews and regulatory insights, this Digest offers practical guidance on legal remedies and protection mechanisms available to buyers and sellers operating in international agricultural trade.
This edition features the following matters:
- Interlegal team helped client to settle amicably two arbitration disputes
A GAFTA arbitration concerning delayed loading and unlawful laytime deductions under two FOB grain contracts was settled for USD 200,000.
- Grain quality in international trade: GAFTA standards and legal implications
Quality assessment of grain under GAFTA standards and its impact on contractual rights and liabilities.
- Account seizure in the UAE: one step towards full enforcement
Practical enforcement of a FOSFA arbitral award through court recognition and precautionary attachment in the UAE.
- FOSFA Arbitration: Buyer is not entitled to unreasonably withhold payment for goods
A FOSFA dispute over withheld payment for sunflower oil was resolved in favor of the seller.
- Interlegal team secured recovery of over half a million dollars in GAFTA arbitration
GAFTA upheld the seller’s claims in a CIFFO corn payment dispute, ordering the buyer to pay the outstanding balance.
- Interlegal successfully proved the Buyer’s third analysis as illegal in FOSFA arbitration
A FOSFA arbitration confirmed the priority of contractual quality determination procedures and ordered the buyer to pay over USD 74,000 in outstanding balance.
- Romanian traders are still successfully cooperating on FOB terms with the support of Interlegal
Legal support for a Romanian exporter on an FOB contract, ensuring GAFTA -compliant terms, secure payment mechanisms, and smooth contract performance.
This issue contains materials from our team of experts in Interlegal Trade and Arbitration.
- Oleksii Remeslo, Partner at Interlegal
- Artem Skorobogatov, Partner at Interlegal
- Larysa Roshu, Managing associate at Interlegal
- Neli Nikolava, Managing associate at Interlegal
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