Novasen SA v Alimenta SA - QBD (Comm Ct) (Popplewell J) [2013] EWHC 345 (Comm) - 27 February 2013

Sale of goods - Contract for sale of groundnut oil cif Genoa - Senegal Government issuing export ban - Sellers notifying buyers of export ban - FOSFA Prohibition Clause - Whether sellers entitled to nominal damages only - FOSFA Default Clause - FOSFA 201

The claimant sellers agreed to sell a quantity of crude groundnut oil in bulk of Senegal origin to the defendant buyers cif Genoa for US$1,620 pmt.