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Threats and intimidation give grounds to void agreement – Antonio v Antonio, High Court

4 June 2010 | Paul Gershlick

In general, people cannot get out of a bad bargain. They generally cannot claim that they were left with no alternative but to sign up to a contract that is contrary to their interests. There are some...

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Economic duress to change the agreed contract price won’t work – Kolmar v Traxpo, High Court

12 February 2010 | Paul Gershlick

You’ve secured an important deal to sell some products to a major customer. You’ve got an agreement with a supplier to buy the product. Everything’s in place…that is until your supplier suddenly...

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