Zeiler Floyd Zadkovich advises and represents market-leading buyers, sellers, shippers and owners on commodities transactions and disputes for international and domestic trade.

We look at commodities trading as it is: a global supply chain. This starts at production, requires storage, involves blending, carriage and delivery whether at port or inland, and all related aspects such as selling, financing, insurance and hedging. At each step, on every contract, we can assist.

Markets are connected, such that commodity fluctuations affect various stakeholders in the chain. Traders need lawyers who know what they are doing – who can move with confidence, experience and pace when needs require. Built on years of in-house, insurance and private practice service, we deliver this through an intimate understanding of how the commercial dynamic intersects with the law.

Sale and purchase agreements disputes

We act for both buyers and sellers in respect of sale and purchase agreements across the broadest spectrum of commodities sales agreements. We have experience acting in disputes relating to energy, petroleum products, LNG, softs, grains, oils, ferrous and non-ferrous metals, among others.

Disputes under international sale and purchase agreements introduce a range of different issues. A detailed investigation into fact and law is usually required. There are claims notification and time bar issues to navigate. If not resolved quickly and effectively, these disputes have the potential to disrupt trading accounts between buyers and sellers.

We act on a variety of cases, including claims for mis-delivery, short delivery, damage in transit, contamination and out of spec cargoes. Acting on these claims requires an understanding of the nature of the underlying commodity, as well as being entirely comfortable with the rules of any applicable arbitration institution. Our experience covers proceedings under the rules applicable to ICC, LCIA, AAA, GAFTA, FOSFA, SAL, LME, LMAA, CIETAC, VIAC and SIAC.

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Sale and purchase transactional work

We support the trading, operations and shipping teams of international trading companies in locations all around the world. Traders have dynamic and demanding teams which require prompt and robust advice. It is important to ensure that legal accuracy, attention to detail and impartiality are not compromised because a matter is urgent and high-pressured.

We review, negotiate, draft and advise on all commodity trading documents. This involves liaising with other support functions of the client’s business in respect of tax issues, financial issues, credit issues, compliance issues and any other areas of risk prior to execution.

A selection of commodity trading documents we draft and advise on:

  • All sale and purchase documents, including general sale and purchase agreements together with the confirmation notices issued under them
  • Bespoke long-term sale and purchase agreements, involving the full range of Incoterms
  • Volume or supply contracts
  • Off-take agreements
  • Long-term (5 to 15 years) and short-term time charterparties, master charterparties and voyage charterparties and all associated documents
  • Terminal agreements
  • Storage agreements
  • Conditions of use
  • Derivative contracts
  • Tender documents
  • Letters of credit
  • Guarantees
  • Letters of indemnity
  • Joint venture agreements
  • Confidentiality agreements
  • Terms sheets
  • Memorandums of undertaking

Our firm also advises on cargo and shipping operational issues, for example, in relation to arrival/delivery windows, shortage and quality/off-spec, laytime and demurrage, issuing guarantees and letters of credit, bills of lading and letters of indemnity.

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International Trade Disputes

Cross-border disputes are at the core of our practice as international litigators and counsel. We have seen almost everything that could go awry in international trade relations, starting from the delivery of carcinogen consumer goods, mouldy cheese, defunct machinery, late deliveries in all constellations, quality and quantity claims. We are well versed with the UN Sales Law, the national applicable sales laws, Incoterms, standard industry association templates, and other international conventions.

Our approach is to proactively seek out our clients’ objectives and devise a strategy to achieve them. Given that counterparties’ assets are often held in distant countries, a key aspect of any strategy is to obtain security if we are claiming, or to consider appropriate protective measures if we are defending. The firm’s lawyers are trained in tracing and securing assets of all kinds, so our clients stand the best prospect of making a full recovery.

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Finance Agreements

We act for lenders, sellers and buyers on claims arising out of letters of credit, payments against documents, performance guarantees and lines of trade credit. We also act for clients in cases to recover hedging losses and to prosecute disputes under derivatives agreements.

This involves taking action on behalf of lenders to secure their position under documentary credits and other finance agreements, such as exercising rights as the holder of a bill of lading, stopping goods in transit, exercising lien rights against shipowners, obtaining security through court legal action and winding up loan agreements and facility agreements with borrowers.

We also have recent experience pursuing lenders for shipowners, where a lender has taken a position as a primary cargo interest and opened themselves to liabilities under the bill of lading or other transport document.

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Shipping disputes

Shipping carries the world of commodity trading – literally and figuratively. Our market experience in this area allows us to advise clients across the entire life cycle of a trade.

We routinely advise on issues relating to off-hire, cancelling/damages for failure to deliver a vessel to the correct cleanliness standard, laytime and demurrage, and vessel withdrawal. Our team specialise in these kinds of charterparty disputes. We know that advice is often time-critical. We are responsive, accurate and focused on the critical matters. By getting it right at the outset, we put our clients in the best position to obtain a recovery at the end of the dispute process.

In maritime matters, our ability to obtain security and extract value from a case is clear. We are experienced in vessel arrest, bunker arrest, attachments and liens over cargo, sub-hires and sub-freights. Protecting our clients’ interests means making sure their claims get paid.

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Derivatives, hedging and e-trading

Derivatives play a critical role in hedging a traders’ risk, locking in wins and limiting losses.  We have experience drafting and handling disputes on derivatives trading agreements (ISDAs) and advising on the set up of trading desks.  We have also assessed electronic trading platforms and how the industry is moving from a paper-based documentary title system to a transfer of rights electronic trading system.  We have also handled a variety of commodities cases where hedging losses have formed part of the quantum claimed.  There are nuances involved in this head of loss.

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Cargo claims

Cargo losses and damage to cargo can arise at any stage of the maritime carriage. At or before loading, during transit, on or after discharge.

We act for a range of market participants, from vessel owners and freight forwarders to charterers and cargo receivers, in bringing or defending claims in respect of damage to cargo, contamination of cargo, cargo shortage and out of spec cargo.

With our extensive insurance experience in acting for P&I Clubs and commercial insurers, as well as in-house experience at an international group P&I Club, we understand that insurance market, and the dynamics involved in defending corporate clients’ as well as insurers’ interests.  For corporate clients, we also have a clear understanding of how to liaise with insurers and navigate through possible coverage issues.

Jurisdiction often plays a central role in these cases. Local interests will seek to put claims before local courts, possibly ignoring governing law and jurisdiction agreements. Often the only response is fast, decisive action to obtain anti-suit remedies, followed by prosecuting the case before the competent court. Where necessary, we rely on our extensive network of local contacts to achieve results, whether that is in the main action, or in obtaining security for the claim.

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Storage, warehouses, ports and terminals

Storage and blending are essential aspects in controlling and managing commodity prices and risk. There are often temporal issues that arise in supply or demand of commodities. Naturally that affects price. Holding the commodity, or indeed transforming the commodity by blending or other means, are two ways of dealing with those temporal pricing issues. We only need look as recently as the covid-19 pandemic for an example. Demand dropped drastically as the global economy was effectively shutdown overnight. The price of most commodities collapsed, led by oil markets. Traders needed to find storage solutions until prices rebounded.

This dynamic creates a host of issues from a contractual and legal perspective. Often contracts do not properly contemplate the temporal issue. Perhaps they do and one party will suffer significant financial loss. We advise companies through such issues and seek to protect their position as far as possible. This does not only relate to catastrophic recessionary events. We have seen LME warrants for storage in the spotlight over the past decade at differing times, with alleged concerns about market distortion. There is also a myriad of issues that can arise with commodities as they pass through ports and terminals – see our related Logistics and Shipping pages for more details.

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Timothy S. McGovern
Partner - Chicago
Calum Cheyne
Partner - London
Edward W. Floyd
Partner - New York
Joe Gosden
Partner - London
Joseph Johnson
Partner - New York
Alfred Siwy
Partner - Vienna, London
Damon Thompson
Partner - London
Jonathan Webb
Partner - London
Jody Wood
Partner - London
Luke Zadkovich
Partner - New York, London, Sydney
Gerold Zeiler
Partner - New York, Vienna
Zach Barger
Senior Associate - Chicago
Eva-Maria Mayer
Senior Associate - New York
Philip Vagin
Senior Associate - London
Mitchell Beebe
Associate - London
Lucy Noble
Associate - London
Augusto Garcia Sanjur
Associate - London
Andriy Shalennyy
Trainee Solicitor - London
Jakob Reckhenrich
Barrister - London
Poppy Watson
Barrister - London
  • Representation of a Southern European automobile entity in arbitral proceedings against an Eastern European entity regarding an import agreement of automotive vehicles (EUR 30 million, VIAC).

  • Representation of an Eastern European state in two investment arbitrations against UK investors in the automobile accessories industry (EUR 30 million, SCC).

  • Assessing criminal and civil options, and coordinating an asset seizure search and attach strategy in Mexico for a major case for shipowners pursuing a Chinese mining conglomerate in Mexico. The underlying case involved allegations of cartel cooperation and fraudulent dissipation of assets (USD 2.5 million).

  • Representation of a foreign investors in an investment arbitration against an Eastern European state regarding investments in the food production industry (EUR 80 million, ICSID).

  • Advised an international bank on issues arising from the cancellation of a trade credit facility, assignment of a related insurance claim and pursuing assets of the borrowers (oil traders) in various jurisdictions across the world, including England, Singapore and Belize.

  • Representation of Asian governmental energy entity in Coronavirus related advice regarding current portfolio of charter parties.

  • Representation of major international LNG supplier in Coronavirus related advice on Indian customs regulations regarding presence of armed guards and piracy prevention personnel, off hire and risk assessment.

  • Representation of a major US oil refinery in relation to disputes under their shipping contracts during the COVID-19 crisis. The dispute related to delays under a bespoke charterparty.

  • Managed a successful Commercial Court appeal for Romanian metals receiver/trader in relation to fraudulent conduct alleged against a major English metal trader. The appeal was successful and further associated proceedings were launched in Turkey.

  • Pursued a claim for major US commodities trading house for damages in respect of late delivery / unseaworthiness against vessel owners in LMAA arbitration proceedings. Also handled negotiations with Mediterranean receivers. Brought related actions in Texas and Turkey for discovery and vessel arrest against the owners.

  • Legal advice to a major petroleum product importer in a dispute relating to out of specification oil products

  • Legal advice to a major American oil company on disputes relating to their fleet of vessels, including queries relating to demurrage, off-hire and cargo contamination.

  • Advised a Norwegian chartering company, as borrowers, in relation to an alleged default under a trade finance loan agreement. Client’s financiers commenced the claim in the High Court of England of Wales, seeking approximately US$1.5m.

  • Assisting a multinational Dutch chemical trading company with regard to day-to-day employment law questions concerning its Austrian subsidiary.

  • Assessing the laws on lifting the corporate veil on companies in Mexico for a major shipping demurrage case, where the underlying cargo interests were not in a position to accept delivery and the vessel carrying crude ended up waiting for months before discharge could occur (USD 3+ million).

  • Representation of two subsidiaries of a global packaging and pager company in an arbitration proceeding against a Czech chemical supplier (EUR 2.4 million, VIAC).

  • Acted on an ad hoc arbitration claim for international London-based trading house, specialising in steel and metals trade, against an Italian receiver for liability under UK COGSA for quality issues.

  • Acted for a UAE steel trading company in relation to a shareholder’s rights and alleged misappropriation of company funds.

  • Advised major LNG chartering company on midterm charter parties with multinational oil trading company.

  • Advised an Italian coal trader relating to the failure of their counter-party to pay under a letter of credit on the basis of alleged fraudulent conduct. This matter involved Singapore anti-suit and arbitration proceedings, Karachi court proceedings and Zurich proceedings against the confirming bank.

  • Supporting a global leader for industrial gas in preparing and implementing the intended changes to their management, comprising the required employment and corporate measures and the implementation of the necessary changes to the commercial register.

  • Preparation of bespoke template charterparty documents for vessel owners in the LNG industry. Advising on the terms of ShellLNGTime 1 and ShellLNGTime 2 to provide a comprehensive template/standard form document at an appropriate risk level for clients.

  • Representation of major international LNG supplier and charterer on their position in respect of a multi-million dollar off-hire claim. The dispute turned on bespoke off-hire wording and complex legal questions in LCIA arbitration.

  • Advised an Asian governmental energy entity in relation to its insurance requirements for the import, trading and transportation of LNG

  • Advised Italian shipowner on sanctions related to trade in South and Middle America.

  • Representation of European bank regarding recovery of a multi-million dollar claim against an insolvent entity under claims relating to mis-delivery of cargo. Assertively pursued security actions against possible assets and successfully obtained an attachment over assets belonging to an alter-ego in a US targeting a vessel in the Southern District of Texas. In a reported decision, successfully defeated post-discovery motion to vacate seizure order and dismiss action. Global litigation included proceedings in UK and East Asia.

  • Representation of Italian shipowners in defense of numerous cargo claims resulting from signficant vessel incident involving major container loss.

  • Legal advice to a major petroleum product importer relating to out of specification oil products

  • Advised on and drafted protective clauses for a major US oil refinery in relation to risk under their shipping contracts during the Covid-19 crisis.

  • Representing a leading Austrian construction company in four parallel court proceedings against company’s former manager inter alia on the issue of wrongful employment termination and claims for overtime payments (Austrian courts; Committee for Disabled Employees).

  • Acted for an oil and gas company on proceedings in the High Court against its COO and his related companies for receipt of alleged secret commissions. Worldwide freezing orders were obtained to the value of approx US$25m.

  • Acted for a trading company in relation to a High Court action brought by a US metals company and related court/arbitration proceedings involving a UK metals trading company. The proceedings involved allegations of fraudulent misappropriation of company funds, sanctions issues and contract default.

  • Representation of a Southern European state in an investment arbitration against a Western European foreign investor in the steel sector (EUR 72 million, ICSID).

  • Representation of major international LNG supplier in negotiations of several charter parties with Indian oil corporation.

  • Representation of major soft commodity trading company in English High Court proceedings, alleging false representation and deceit against a Russian commodity trader.  Matter also involved worldwide freezing orders, underlying GAFTA arbitration proceedings in London, English enforcement proceedings and Russian enforcement proceedings; obtained a full judgment and London arbitral award.

  • Advised Skandinavian shipowner regarding informal arrest of vessel in Venezuela on claims of “stolen cargo” valued at several million USD.

  • Defended oil spill indemnification claims against client time charterer following oil spill event on Mississippi.

  • Representation of Asian shipowner in US federal litigation brought against a publicly traded US minerals and mining company in connection with the pursuit of fraudulent transfer claims. In a reported decision, successfully defeated summary judgment motion made by defendant.

  • Defended an ICC arbitration claim for our Egyptian trader clients, as sellers, for short shipment under a sale and purchase contract.

  • Advising Mexican subsidiary of a major Austrian group in the oil drilling industry on its day-to-day corporate and employment issues, including the drafting and reviewing of master sales agreements that contain provisions stipulating specific timeframes and transportation information for delivery and return of rental equipment, as well as other complex commercial contracts.

  • Representation of a Southern European gas trader in arbitral proceedings against a Central European multinational regarding the revision of gas storage contracts (EUR 15 million, ad hoc arbitration/Leipzig, Germany).

  • Representation of an Eastern European state in an investment arbitration against a Dutch investor in the commodity trading sector (EUR 120 million, PCA).

  • Acted for an international metals trading house, and then its cargo underwriters, in a major subrogated claim against Owners, Shippers and Receivers in relation to stolen steel cargo. The case involved multi-layered court action across the world, including vessel arrest proceedings in Turkey and Lebanon, and other corporate criminal actions in Russia, Florida and Switzerland.

  • Acted for a major off-shore oil drilling company in relation to a contractual dispute in the Gulf. The case involved questions of repudiatory breach and late delivery of equipment.

  • Advised on the commissioning and commercial start-up of a Floating Liquefaction Unit and Floating Storage Unit in West Africa for the sole off-taker trader. Various operational issues arose with significant commercial impact.  Required regular advice and draft messages to protect contractual positions and resolve the issues.

  • Drafted and negotiated a 20-year Sale and Purchase Agreement and associated logistics agreements for a leading trading company for volumes of liquefied helium produced in the Siberian region of Russia which involved containerised carriage by road and sea.

  • Representation of major LNG supplier on a 15-year Gas Sales Agreement and Terminal Use Agreement for supply of LNG/natural gas in West Africa The project involved intense time pressure; technical and contractual complexity with a Floating Storage Unit and a Floating Regasification Unit and the trader client retaining title to the LNG/gas during the regasification process; local legal requirements; and inherent political and regulatory risk.

  • Representation of US energy major in defense of general average claims following vessel grounding. Claims not pursued following aggressive pursuit of international discovery and investigation. Handled global coordination of legal and investigatory team.

  • Advised coal trader on a 1.5 year coal supply contract dispute against the receiver. The receiver argued repudiation for alleged fraudulent conduct, namely backdating a B/L. Client claimed damages for wrongful repudiation in LCIA proceedings. There were related LMAA arbitration proceedings and UK court proceedings for freezing orders and vessel arrest.

  • Advised shipowner clients and its P&I Club on a cargo misdelivery claim and associated indemnity action.  The bill holders’ claim was subject to LMAA arbitration proceedings and the indemnity proceedings were before the English High Court.  Our client obtained freezing orders against the commodities trader in England, enforced those in Switzerland and Rule B attachments against the indemnifying party in the US, having defended a sister-ship arrest in Morocco and related proceedings in Dakar.

  • Representation of a Singaporean shipping company with its main seat of business in London in enforcement and recognition of foreign award proceedings (USD 5.7 million, Mexican courts).

  • Representation of a North American OEM-supplier in arbitration proceedings against Central European integrator in the aerospace industry (USD 11 million, VIAC).

  • Acted in a major English Technology and Construction Court claim for French-based international insurers following a catastrophic train derailment in the Midlands, UK.  We handled the regulatory investigations into the accident and the litigation. Devised our client’s litigation strategy and the key contractual defences. After six years the case successfully resolved.

  • Advised a large US commodities trader in an arbitration claim for overpaid hire and bunkers on a time charterparty. This involved insolvency proceedings in Greece and various actions for security.

  • Drafted a Construction Contract for a Floating Storage and Regasification Unit together with the associated Technical Services Agreement, the Ship Management Agreement and Charterparty on behalf of a trading company for an important strategic project in Russian territorial waters.

    Chambers & Partners USA 2020

    • Zeiler Floyd Zadkovich
      Ranked firm (Band 3 - US Nationwide Shipping/Maritime)
      “A boutique firm with specialist expertise in maritime and admiralty law… Stands out in the market for its combined focus on English and US maritime logistics and trading cases.” Notable practitioner – Ed Floyd and Luke Zadkovich
    • Edward Floyd
      Ranked Individual (Band 4 - US Nationwide Shipping/Maritime)
      “Ed Floyd has noteworthy experience advising clients on maritime and trading law. His broad practice covers cargo damage and loss, charter party disputes and sanctions advice.”
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  • Pre-emptively Peremptory? | Case by Case (Ep. 73)

    Pre-emptively Peremptory? | Case by Case (Ep. 73)

    With Luke deep in hearing prep this week, Calum was joined by Miguel to look at a (slightly speculative…) attempt to use the wording of the LMAA Small Claims procedure to bar a claim.

    A quick fire one this week – but a snapshot into an interesting maritime law point, London Arbitration 9/23.

  • Captured in Time | Case by Case (Ep. 70)

    Captured in Time | Case by Case (Ep. 70)

    Case by Case – episode 70: Captured in Time

    We are back this week with an interesting shipping case. Just as we become podcaster septuagenarians.

    I could open this with a profound question like, “what is the meaning of time?”

    But this is a more concrete question about whether breach of a vessel hull cleaning clause was intended to create a debt claim for hire post-charter or damages claim.

  • The Place to Rule B | Case by Case (Ep. 68)

    The Place to Rule B | Case by Case (Ep. 68)

    Case by Case – episode 68: The Place to Rule B.
    “This is in our sweet spot…” so we start on video. And it is. Our original USP as a law firm was to handle US and UK legal matters seamlessly. We’ve grown, combined and added EU legal work into the mix too, and Australian law. This case explores the limits of the USA Rule B attachment in the context of maritime indemnity claims and how drafting of the underlying UK dispute can influence the US court’s approach to the attachment. Indemnity claims in the maritime space come in different shapes and sizes. They could be under an LOI for delivery without presentation of bills. Edward and Luke first started working together on such a case at different firms, where I handled the UK indemnity claim and Ed attached a litigated US claim under Rule B. That’s where our story all started.

  • A case by case of Case by Case: Live in New York | Case by Case (Ep. 67)

    A case by case of Case by Case: Live in New York | Case by Case (Ep. 67)

    Calum and Luke had a lot of fun in NY doing this session in front of key clients last week. Our colleagues’ heckling notwithstanding. Essentially, we skip through 6 recent English cases from the first half of 2023. Some we’ve done before and some are new. Traversing plenty of territory in the shipping, commodities and insurance space. This pod will give you a good flavour of what’s been going on in the courts.
    And yes, that’s our wacky art wall in the NYC office and not a virtual background…

  • Bull’s Eye??? | Case by Case (Ep. 66)

    Bull’s Eye??? | Case by Case (Ep. 66)

    This week Luke and Calum discuss English Court of Appeal case FIMBank PLC v KCH Shipping Co Ltd (“The Giant Ace”) [2023] EWCA Civ 569.

    This is a good one. All about whether a claim for misdelivery arising after discharge of the goods from the vessel is time barred or not. Hague Rules versus Hague Visby Rules… Is there a big difference between the two versions of the Convention on the application of the one year time bar to post-discharge misdelivery claims? The court states that it found the “bull’s eye” in the travaux préparatoires reaching its decision… We ask, with respect, did it really?

  • Cause and (no) effect | Case by Case (Ep. 65)

    Cause and (no) effect | Case by Case (Ep. 65)

    This week Luke and Calum discuss the English Court of Appeal case of Unicredit Bank AG v Euronav NV [2023] EWCA Civ 471.

    This is a fascinating case that gets into the heart of the status of paper bills of lading. It highlights the dangers for banks in relying on paper bills, where the charterparty allows for novation of the charterparty and delivery against a letter of indemnity from charterers.

  • In the Bunker(s) | Case by Case (Ep. 64)

    In the Bunker(s) | Case by Case (Ep. 64)

    Case by Case – episode 64: In the Bunker(s)

    What are bunkers? Fuel on ships. You know when you hire a rental car and it comes with a full tank… and you need to choose whether to give the car back with a full tank (having filled up yourself) or you pay the top up amount at the rental company’s price? Well, we are talking about something similar here. Ships don’t usually get delivered, or redelivered, on time charters with full tanks. But how do you deal with the bunkers? Here we look at what formula should apply to work out how much the charterers (ie. the renters) need to pay the owners (ie. the rental company) for the fuel on redelivery. It’s a neat one that deals with when charterers redeliver too much ! Remember the price of fuel fluctuates regularly and we’re not talking about the mere cost of filling up a car…

    Citation is LMLN London Arbitration 3/23.

  • The Usual Subjects | Case by Case (Ep. 61)

    The Usual Subjects | Case by Case (Ep. 61)

    This week Luke and Calum are back with a chat about England & Wales Court of Appeal case DHL Project & Chartering Ltd v Gemini Ocean Shipping Co Ltd [2022] EWCA Civ 1555.

  • Two Bites of the Arbitral Award Cherry | Case by Case (Ep. 59)

    Two Bites of the Arbitral Award Cherry | Case by Case (Ep. 59)

    In this episode, Luke is joined by Eva-Maria Mayer, senior associate with ZFZ based in New York. Eva and Luke discuss Smarter Tools Inc. v. Chongqing SENCI Import & Export Trade Co. Ltd. et al., No. 21-724, (2d Cir. Jan. 17, 2023).

  • Don’t Stop Me Now: English Letters of Credit and Foreign Law Interference | ZFZ Postcard Cases

    Don’t Stop Me Now: English Letters of Credit and Foreign Law Interference | ZFZ Postcard Cases

    Every now and then a commodities trade goes horribly wrong, the parties fall out and someone rings their lawyer to ask: ‘can we stop the letter of credit?’. Injunctions to stop letters of credit are rare as hens teeth in England or the US but more common in other jurisdictions, where civil law systems allow greater latitude.

    The Commercial Court’s decision in Macquarie Bank Limited v Banque Cantonale Vaudoise [2024] EWHC 114 (Comm) sets out in crystal clear terms the English law view on attempts to do so and the enduring liability of the issuing bank.

  • The Globe Danae | ZFZ Postcard Cases

    The Globe Danae | ZFZ Postcard Cases

    Pursuant to a charterparty dated 9 June 2021 on an amended NYPE form (the “Charterparty”), Langlois Enterprises Ltd (“Owners”) agreed to let, and Smart Gain Shipping Co Ltd (“Charterers”) agreed to hire, the MV Globe Danae (“Vessel”) for a time charter trip of about 40 to 50 days via the east coast of India to Brazil.

  • Expanding Our Team: Welcoming Three Legal Talents to Our London Office!

    Expanding Our Team: Welcoming Three Legal Talents to Our London Office!

    We are thrilled to announce the latest growth at our law firm with the addition of three exceptional legal minds to our London office.

  • ZFZ New York Lunch & Seminars 2023

    ZFZ New York Lunch & Seminars 2023

    We had a remarkable time at our New York client event last week!

  • ZFZ Welcomes Jonathan Webb

    ZFZ Welcomes Jonathan Webb

    We are delighted to announce the arrival of Jonathan Webb, who has joined ZFZ as a Partner in London.

  • Eva-Maria Mayer & Philip Vagin Promoted to Senior Associate

    Eva-Maria Mayer & Philip Vagin Promoted to Senior Associate

    📢 Wonderful news announcement x2:

    We are proud to share that Eva-Maria Mayer and Philip Vagin have both been promoted to Senior Associate with our firm!

  • Calum Cheyne Promoted to Partner

    Calum Cheyne Promoted to Partner

    We are absolutely delighted to announce the upcoming promotion of Calum Cheyne to Partner with the firm, effective 1 January 2023.

  • ZFZ Grows Partnership and Expands Global Operations

    ZFZ Grows Partnership and Expands Global Operations

    We are delighted to welcome two new partners, Friederike Schäfer and Joe Gosden, along with two new associates, Alexandra Tompson and Leo Rees-Murphy, and new international capacities in the form of a German desk.

  • Disputes for Breakfast | Commodities & Trade

    Disputes for Breakfast | Commodities & Trade

    The war in Ukraine will have a significant impact on international commodities trade. We will focus on several likely scenarios commodity traders may face as a consequence of this war, including: Price fluctuations | Failure to make delivery | Failure to make payment.

    Speakers: Joseph Gosden (London), Alfred Siwy (Vienna), Philip Vagin (London, New York)

    Tuesday, 29 March 2022
    08:30 GMT | 09:30 CET

  • Update | Economic and Financial Sanctions Against Russia Imposed by the US, UK and EU Against Russia – Ukraine Conflict

    Update | Economic and Financial Sanctions Against Russia Imposed by the US, UK and EU Against Russia – Ukraine Conflict

    This update is the first of several which ZFZ will produce to keep our clients informed as we monitor the rapidly changing security situation in Ukraine. We believe we are uniquely placed to assist our clients in this current fast-moving situation. Support is likely to be needed in a variety of contexts, for example advice as to whether a client is captured by the sanctions or whether a contract with a Russian counterparty can be performed and support on opportunities and projects that arise in relation to alternative energy sources because of the sanctions on Russian energy providers. We have the experience and expertise to assist all our client’s requirements.