Practice
Nelson
is the Barber Professor of Law at the University of Birmingham.
He has a wide commercial practice, including banking and finance,
sale of goods and supply of services and all contractual matters.
He also has expertise in conflict of laws/private international
law and provides advice in cases with an international element.
Commercial
- Expertise
in international commercial contracts, international commercial
arbitration and state contracts. Particular expertise in
claims for restitution of the proceeds of fraud or funds
transferred under illegal transactions. Particular expertise
also in claims arising out of contracts procured by duress,
undue influence or unconscionable dealing.
- Has
acted as Counsel in various contract and commercial matters.
Banking
and Related
- Expertise
in banking includes payment instructions and the transfer
of funds, security for advances. Particular expertise on
documentary credits and performance bonds.
- Has
appeared as Counsel in various hearings related to bank
charges, mortgages and possessions.
Conflict
of Laws/Private International Law
- Expertise
in jurisdiction of the English courts, the choice of law
rules in commercial transactions and the enforcement of
foreign judgments and arbitral awards in England.
- Provisional
measures in support of foreign proceedings and anti-suit
injunctions (restraining foreign proceedings).
Sale
of Goods and Supply of Services
- Expertise
in international and domestic sale of goods and guarantee
claims
.
- Supply
of services claims.
Publications
Has
published books and numerous learned articles in scholarly
journals (for his academic profile visit www.law.bham.ac.uk/staff/profiles/enonchong.shtml).
His publications include:
Books
- Duress,
Undue Influence and Unconscionable Dealing (2006,
Sweet and Maxwell)
- Illegal
Transactions (1998, Lloyd's of London Press
Articles
- "The
Problem of Abusive Calls on Demand Guarantees" [2007]
Lloyd's Maritime and Commercial Law Quarterly 83
- 106
- "The
Autonomy Principle of Letters of Credit: An Illegality Exception?"
[2006] Lloyd's Maritime and Commercial Law Quarterly
404 - 425
- "Presumed
Undue Influence: Continuing Misconceptions?" (2005)
Law Quarterly Review 29-33
- "The
Undue Influence of a Co-Surety" [2003] Lloyd's Maritime
and Commercial Law Quarterly 307 - 311
- "Restitution
Following Illegal Fee-Sharing Agreement with a Solicitor"
(2000) Restitution Law Review 241 - 253
- "Enforcement
in England of Foreign Arbitration Awards Based on Illegal
Contracts" [2000] Lloyd's Maritime and Commercial
Law Quarterly
- "Contract
Damages for Wrongful Dishonour of a Cheque" (1997)
60 Modern Law Review 412 - 419
- "Contract
Damages for Injury to Reputation" (1996) 59 Modern
Law Review 592 - 602
"Title Claims and Illegal Transactions" (1995)
111 Law Quarterly Review 135 - 157
- "The
Harmonization of Business Law in Africa: Is Article 42 of
the OHADA Treaty a Problem?" [2007] 51 Journal of
African Law 95 - 116.
Appointments
Barber
Professor of Law, University of Birmingham
Co-editor,
Journal of African Law
Member
of Editorial Board, African Journal of International and Comparative
Law
Member
of the Advisory Committee of International Lawyers for Africa
(www.ilfa.org.uk).
Professional
Memberships
Honourable
Society of the Inner Temple
Society of Legal Scholars
The Bar Association of Cameroon
Languages
French (working knowledge)
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