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Contract Negotiations Economic Duress

A&O Shearman

When lawful acts can (and cannot) constitute economic duress

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Even though economic ‘lawful act’ duress exists in English law, its scope in contractual negotiations is “extremely limited”. To set aside a contract under lawful act duress, the defendant must have applied illegitimate...more

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