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Duress in contract law: meaning and what amounts to duress?
If a contract was entered by a party solely because of a threat, physical violence, unlawful restraint or economic duress, then the contract can be set aside, void. An agreement…
Atlas Express v Kafco (1989): economic duress.
Areas of applicable law: Contract law – Duress - Economic duress. Main arguments in this case: An agreement that has been made by pressurising the other party cannot be legally…