Module 02 - Consideration
Topics
- What is consideration?
- Why have a requirement for consideration?
- Gifts subject to conditions
- Consideration must move from the promisee
- “Consideration need not be adequate but it must be sufficient”
- Past consideration
- Performance of existing obligation
- Variation of existing agreement
- Agreement to pay a lesser sum in satisfaction of a greater sum
- Settlement of disputed claims
- Deeds
- Estoppel - Generally
- Promissory estoppel
Cases
- Amalgamated Investment v Texas Bank [1982] QB 84
- Bainbridge v Firmstone (1838) 1 P&D 2; 112 ER 1019
- Baird Textile Holdings Ltd v Marks & Spencer plc [2001] EWCA Civ 274; [2002] 1 All ER (Comm) 737 CA
- Birmingham and District Land Co v London and North Western Ry Co (1888) 40 Ch D 268 CA
- Central London Property Trust Ltd v High Trees House Ltd [1947] KB 130
- Chappell & Co Ltd v Nestlé Co Ltd [1960] AC 87; [1959] 3 WLR 168 HL
- Cie Noga d’Importation et d’Exportation SA v Abacha (No 2) [2003] EWCA Civ 1100; [2003] 2 All ER (Comm) 915 CA
- Collier v P & M J Wright (Holdings) Ltd. [2007] EWCA Civ 1329; [2008] 1 W.L.R. 643 CA
- Collins v Godefroy (1831) 1 B & Ad 950; 109 ER 1040
- Commonwealth of Australia v Verwayen [1990] 170 CLR 394
- Cook v Wright (1861) 1 B & S 559; 121 ER 822
- D&C Builders Ltd v Rees [1966] 2 QB 617 CA
- Day v. McLean (1889) 22 QBD 610
- Dunlop Pneumatic Tyre Co Ltd v. Selfridge & Co Ltd [1919] AC 847 HL
- First National Bank v Thomson [1996] Ch 231 CA
- Foakes v Beer (1884) 9 App Cas 605 HL
- Glasbrook Bros Ltd v Glamorgan County Council [1925] AC 270 HL
- Good v Cheesman (1831) B. & Ad. 328
- Harris v Watson (1791) Peake 102; 170 ER 94
- Hartley v Ponsonsby (1857) 7 El & Bl 872
- Hirachand Punamchand v Temple [1911] 2 KB 330 CA
- Hughes v Metropolitan Railway Co (1877) 2 App Cas 439 HL
- Jorden v Money (1854) 5 HLC 185; 10 ER 868 HL
- Lampleigh v Brathwait (1615) Hob 105; 80 ER 255
- McIlkenny v Chief Constable of the West Midlands [1980] 1 QB 283
- Pao On v Lau Tiu Long [1980] AC 614 PC
- Pillans vVan Mierop (1765) 3 Burrow 1663
- Pinnel's Case (1602) 5 Co Rep 117a
- Pitts v Jones [2007] EWCA Civ 1301 CA
- Plimmer v Wellington [1884] 9 App Cas 699
- Re Casey's Patents, Stewart v Casey [1892] 1 Ch 104
- Re Selectmove Ltd [1995] 1 WLR 474 CA
- Roscorola v Thomas (1842) 3 QB 234; 114 ER 496
- Shadwell v Shadwell (1860) 9 CBNS 159, 42 ER 62
- Stilk v Myrick (1809) 2 Camp 317; 170 ER 1168
- Stour Valley Builders v. Stuart [1974] 2 Lloyds Rep 13 CA
- Taylor’s Fashion Limited v Liverpool Victoria Trustees Co Limited [1982] 1 QB 133
- Thomas v Thomas (1842) 2 QB 851
- Thorne v Motor Trade Association [1937] AC 106 HL
- Tweddle v Atkinson (1861) 1 B&S 393
- Vanbergen v St. Edmunds Properties Ltd [1933] 2 KB 223 CA
- Wade v Simeon (1846) 2 CB 548; 135 ER 106
- Waltons Stores (Interstate) Limited v Maher [1988] 164 CLR 387
- Williams v Roffey Bros & Nicholls (Contractors) Ltd [1991] 1 QB 1 CA
