Sugar Association of London Information

 

Welcome to The Sugar Association of London

The Sugar Association of London was founded by prominent sugar traders in 1882 to state Contract Rules providing contract terms for the proper conduct of the international raw sugar trade.   The SAL delivers a dispute resolution service by arbitration to both Members and Non-Members.

Today the SAL is the foremost trade association in the world for the international raw sugar trade.


Rules and Contract Conditions

The Members and Council of the Association are responsible for the framing of the Rules And Regulations which provide contract terms for the international raw sugar trade by sea, rail and road.   Members and Council are also responsible for framing of the Rules for the supervision and analysis of raw sugar cargoes in both UK and worldwide ports.

The Rules and Regulations are regularly reviewed by the Council to meet the changing nature of the international raw sugar trade.

Please click here to view or download the Rules and Regulations.


Arbitration

Companies throughout the world, who are both Members and Non-Members, use the SAL arbitration service because of the high quality awards made by respected trade arbitrators who are recognised as leading members of the international raw sugar trade.

We use a single tier arbitration system offering Standard Arbitration with a Reasoned Award and there is also a Short Form Arbitration Procedure available for small claims where an Award Without Reasons is published to the parties within 5 working days of the document hearing.

The Rules have been published in the Handbook of Arbitration Practice, by Ronald Berstein Q.C. He refers to these rules as being, "the best modern example of the single tier arbitration system in commodity trade arbitration. These rules serve as a clear general illustration of the close administration by a trade association of contract disputes".

The Rules Relating To Arbitration are available on this website.