Level 6 Docterine Of Consideration

Question 1

What is Consideration

Answer 1

Price for which the promise of the offer is bought

Question 2

Do termine of consideration - only the person with whom the is made is able to enforce

Answer 2

Dunlop Pneumatic Tyre Co Ltd v Selfridge & Co Ltd 1915

Question 3

Past consideration is no consideration

Answer 3

Re McAdle 1951

Question 4

Not good consideration if -

Answer 4

A promise without an economic value
Performance of an existing public duty (unless exceeded)
Performance of an existing contractual duty owed to the promisor

Question 5

Performance of an existing duty is not good consideration

Answer 5

Glass room Brs v Glamorgan CC 1925

Question 6

Limitation to the concept of avoiding duty imposed by law

Answer 6

Leeds United Football Club Ltd v chief Constable of West Yorkshire Police 2012

Question 7

Where an individual is bound to do a duty under an existing contract, that duty could not be considered valid consideration for a new contract

Answer 7

Still v Myrick 1809

Question 8

Duties changed so much that the original contract could be considered discharged

Answer 8

Hartley v Ponsonby 1857

Question 9

A practical benefit or avoid a disbenefit

Answer 9

Williams v Roffey Bros & Nichols (Contractors) Ltd 1990

Question 10

Co alleged that the instalment arrangement was to to the practical benefit of HMRC

Answer 10

Re Selectmove 1995