Contract 11 - Duress Flashcards

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What are the 3 types of duress?

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  1. Duress to the Person 🧍 🀏: actual or threatened violence; one factor influencing decision to enter contract (need not be decisive)
  2. Duress to Property 🏠🐘: seizure or damage to owner’s property (or threat) - but for duress, agreement would not have been entered into
  3. Economic Duress πŸ’°:
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What is the effect of Duress
πŸ’°

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Makes contract
- Voidable πŸ—‘οΈ
- Rescission πŸ”‚ (not available if contract has been affirmed🎁🀭).

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What is required for economic duress?
πŸ’°

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  • Pressure πŸ˜–
  • lack of practical choice for victim🀷
  • which is illegitimate 😈
  • is a significant cause inducing C to enter contract (but for test) 🐘
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What considerations are there to determine if pressure is illegitimate for economic duress?
πŸ’°

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  • Has there been actual or threatened breach of contract? πŸ’₯
  • Has person exerting pressure acted in bad faith? 😈
  • Did victim protest at time? πŸͺ§
  • Has victim affirmed or sought to rely on it? 🎁🀭
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What cases are there for Duress?

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  • Cladding company gouged client who had other contracts riding on the cladding being in place 🏒 - ED
  • D’s sole carrier contract was less lucrative than the carried expected, demanded price increase 🚚- ED
  • exhibition due to open forced to pay builder whose members were on strike more cash πŸ‘·β€β™‚οΈ- ED no practical choice.
  • diving company reused to dive for safety reasons without more pay/terms 🀿- legitimate pressure so not illegitimate.
  • supplier of boat demanded 10% more at last minute πŸ›³οΈ. Buyer didn’t complain until 10 months later - no ED as did not protest & 10 months meant affirmed contract.
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