Trading with the enemy explained

Trading with the enemy is a legal term of English origin that is used with a number of related meanings. It refers to:

1. An offence at common law and under statute
2. A ground for condemnation of ships in prize proceedings
3. A ground for illegality and nullity in contract^[1]

United Kingdom

The statutory offence is now created by section 1 of the Trading with the Enemy Act 1939.

See also

• Trading with the Enemy Act

Notes and References

1. McNair, Sir Arnold Duncan. Legal Effects of War. Second Edition. Cambridge University Press. 1944. Chapter 7.