Buyer and seller, borrower and lender, investor and broker, shipper and receiver all counterparties in any trade, except for cash and carry transactions, want assurances that if contracts are violated the aggrieved party can seek justice in court.

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But there are now more than 30 supermarkets and cash-and-carry stores in Calais specifically catering for the cross-Channel booze trade, including outlets of Britain's biggest supermarkets, Tesco and Sainsbury.

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