This appeal concerns the area of lawful act duress, where a contract results from a threat of a lawful act or omission. Does lawful act duress exist at all and, if so, in what circumstances may it be invoked?
Lord Justice David Richards
[2019] EWCA Civ 828, [2019] WLR(D) 277
Bailii, WlRD
England and Wales
Citing:
Cited – North Ocean Shipping Co Ltd v Hyundai Construction Co Ltd (The Atlantic Baron) 1978
The defendant had contracted to build a ship for the plaintiff. When part built and paid for, the defendants demanded further payments over and above that agreed to finish the contract. The plaintiffs paid without protest, and took delivery, but . .
Appeal from – Times Travel (UK) Ltd Nottingham Travel (UK) Ltd v Pakistan International Airlines Corporation ChD 14-Jun-2017
The claimants alleged undue pressure on them by the defendants to enter into contracts to compromise earlier disputes. . .
See Also – Times Travel UK Ltd and Another v Pakistan International Airline Corporation ChD 17-Jul-2018
The court considered, post judgment, directions for the taking of accounts and an application for a variation of the costs order. . .
Cited by:
See Also – Times Travel UK Ltd and Another v Pakistan Internation Airlines Corporation ChD 11-Aug-2020
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Appeal from – Pakistan International Airline Corporation v Times Travel (UK) Ltd SC 18-Aug-2021
Whether, and if so in what circumstances, a party can set aside a contract on the ground that it was entered into as a result of the other party threatening to do a lawful act. . .
Lists of cited by and citing cases may be incomplete.
Updated: 07 October 2021; Ref: scu.637331