Nelson Enonchong

Barrister specialising in general commercial work, including banking law, financial services, civil fraud, international supply of goods and services, oil and gas law, conflict of laws, international arbitration, international litigation. He is a fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitration and has been engaged in international arbitrations, including arbitrations involving disputes in the oil and gas sector. He has advised in relation to proceedings in the English courts for the enforcement of foreign judgments and foreign arbitral awards, including enforcement against foreign states or foreign state entities (raising issues of state immunity). He has advised in relation to claims against banks in respect of a range of issues, including unfair terms, economic duress, undue influence, illegality. He is currently acting for a company in a claim against a bank for unauthorised payments made pursuant to forged payment instructions. Other experience includes: a claim for breach of trademark licence agreement (raising issues of estoppels); claim under an indemnity in a share purchase agreement; claims by banks to enforce various forms of guarantee.

University of Cambridge (LLM; PhD).