economic duress Flashcards
1
Q
Pao on v Lau Yiu Long
A
- Did the person claiming to be coerced protest about the pressure
- did the person have any other available course of action that was reasonable
- were they independently advise before taking the action (so from an expert for example)
- after entering into the contract did they take steps to make the contract void
2
Q
universe sentinel
A
- Compulsion of the will, so an absence of choice
2. illegitimacy of the pressure
3
Q
Cash and Carry v Gallagher
A
tough bargaining is not economic duress
-unlawful
4
Q
can you rely on promissory estoppel
A
NO, for economic duress you can not
5
Q
economic duress meaning
A
when someone enters into a contract as a result of financial threat