Consideration

What is consideration?

CURRIE V MISRA

DUNLOP V SELFRIDGE

What are the rules governing consideration?

Consideration must be sufficient but need not be adequate.

WHITE V BLUETT

THOMAS V THOMAS

WILLIAMS V ROFFEY BROTHERS

CHAPPEL AND COMPANY V NESTLE CORPORATION LIMITED

The consideration must not be past.

Re MCARDLE

ROSCORLA V THOMAS

LAMPLEIGH V BRAITHWRAIT

A existing contractual duty to act is not valid consideration.

STILK V MYRRICK

HARTLEY V PONSONBY

WILLIAMS V ROFFEY BROTHERS

SCOTSON V PEGG

New Zealand Shipping v Satterwraith

An existing public duty will not amount to valid consideration.

GLADSBROOK V GCC

COLLINS V GODFREY

WARD V BYTHAM

The consideration must move from the promisee.

TWEDDLE V ATKINSON

Part payment of a debt is not valid consideration.

PINNEL'S CASE

FOAKES V BEER