Commodities

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Our commodities practice is highly active in advising clients engaged in international projects. 

Clients include oil and gas companies, commodity traders, financiers and insurers.  We have strong client loyalty, owing to our substantial legal and technical experience in all aspects of the commodities and marine sector - where disputes occur - we provide clear advice at an early stage on the merits of the case and identity the best strategy for success.

Applying our experience of structured trade and commodity finance transactions, we take a commercial approach and will help you structure and document the spread risk between trading parties.  Acting for organisations worldwide, we can assemble domestic or international teams to meet your needs.

We can help you with:

  • Sale of goods disputes
  • Long term supply agreements
  • Drafting standard trading and chartering terms
  • Charterparty disputes
  • Structured pre-export financing
  • Structured pre-payment financing
  • Warehouse financing
  • Limited recourse structures
  • Facilities backed by export credit agencies
  • Documentary credits and standby letters of credit
  • Forfaiting, bill acceptance and note purchase facilities
  • Commodity financing
  • Factoring, invoice discounting and receivables financing
  • Workouts, recoveries and litigation
  • Tax structuring

An excellent track record

Chambers UK 2010

"The kind of top client service that is hard to find"

Chambers UK 2009

"The sheer commitment of Stephenson Harwood is key to its success"

Chambers UK 2010

"Total dedication"

Asia Pacific Legal 500 2009/2010

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