Breach of contract
13 September 2012
A recent Court of Appeal hearing reported in The Buyer illustrates how, in many commodity cases governed by Gafta rules, claims for damages should still be based on the Sale of Goods Act
Bem Dis a Turk Ticaret SA v International Agri Trade Co Ltd, Court of Appeal, 25 February 1999 International Agri Trade sold Bem Dis some tapioca on the terms of the Grain and Feed Trade Association (Gafta) form 100. Delivery was to be in Turkey but, after the contract was made, the Turkish government banned the import of...