Seagrain LLC v Glencore Grain BV – Court of Appeal (Rimer, Beatson and Gloster LJJ) [2013] EWCA Civ 1627 – 12 December 2013

Sale of goods – Contract for sale of feed wheat of Ukrainian or Russian origin c&f Haifa or Ashdod – Russian wheat subject to export ban – Whether sellers discharged from liability pursuant to GAFTA Prohibition Clause – Meaning of “executive act”

By a contract dated 6 July 2010 Seagrain agreed to sell, and Glencore agreed to buy 3,000 mt of feed wheat of Ukrainian or Russian origin c&f free out, one safe port, one safe berth, Haifa or Ashdod.