The firm’s interest in aviation and aerospace has led us to keep and
maintain a rich collection of laws on air business, to wit: -The Chicago
Convention of 1944 on … International Civil Aviation; -The Geneva
Convention of 19/06/1948 on the International Recognition of Rights Affecting
Aircrafts; -The Rome
Convention of 29/05/1933 on Unifying Certain Rules Relating to the Detaining of
Aircrafts; -The Montreal
Convention of 23/09/1971 on the Repression of Illicit Acts Directed Against
Civil Aviation Security; -The Montreal
Protocol of 24/02/1998 on the Repression of Illicit Acts of Violence in
Airports Serving for International Civil Aviation, completing the 1971
Convention, ratified by the Republic of Cameroon in law n° 99/012 of
22/12/1999; -Law n° 2001/019
of 18/12/2001 on the Repression of Offensives Acts Directed Against Civil
Aviation Security in Cameroon; -Law n° 98/023 of
24/12/1998 on the Regime of Civil Aviation in Cameroon; -The Cameroon
Civil Aviation Code of 05/11/1963; -The Organization
of International Civil Aviation; -The Warsaw
Convention. Armed with these foregoing and other Laws relevant to the aviation
industry, the firm advises both lessors and lessees of aircrafts (and engines
of aircrafts) on a wide range of issues including registration (and
deregistration) of aircrafts with the Cameroon Civil Aviation Authority,
registration (and deregistration) of Lease agreements, repossession and
enforcement, payments, confiscation, liability, insurance, import-export
permits, bankruptcy, formalities, practical and other considerations. With our experience in this area of practice, we master the procedure
for registering an aircraft including all the forms to be filled and filed,
Power of Attorney to obtain, taxes to be paid to the taxation department for
registration and stamp duty, fees due to the CCAA and Bureau Veritas... Our
Attorneys have taken part in the inspection of aircrafts by the CCAA and Bureau
Veritas prior to registration. Some of the experience of our attorneys have come from the work they did
for GE Aviation, Ansett Worldwide, Cameroon Airlines, etc. In 2004 the firm was
engaged by Boeing Capital Corporate (a subsidiary of the Boeing Company) to
provide legal services as outside counsel in connection with the lease of one
Boeing Model 767-200 airframe by US Bank, National Association, owner trustee,
as lessor and the Republic of Cameroon as lessee. This and our previous
experience is making us the leading firm in this area of practice. Once
consulted, we provide a sound and solid legal opinion in simple language
(English or French). One of our great clients qualified it comprehensive. Since 2005 the firm has been representing the Boeing Company in
various matters in the Courts in Cameroon. The firm is also currently
representing Pratt & Whitney Aircraft.
