Consideration

Law 241 Contract

Stilk v Myrik

Performing a duty you were already contracted to do is not valid consideration

sailors

Stilk v Myrik

Williams v Roffey Bros & Nicholls

In variation a practical benefit is valid consideration

contractor

Williams v Roffey Bros & Nicholls

Part payment of debt is not good consideration for creditor to not claim full debt later on

Foakes v Beer

interest

Foakes v Beer

Foakes v Beer

Payment of a lesser sum cannot be satisfaction for a greater sum - Pinnels case

Re Selectmove Ltd

Practical benefit from part payment of debt is not good consideration

inland revenue

Re Selectmove Ltd

MWB Business Exchange Ltd v Rock Advertising Ltd

part payment and a practical benefit that is good enough to forgive rest of debt is valid consideration

maintaining contractual relationship

MWB Business Exchange Ltd v Rock Advertising Ltd

Hamer v Sidway

Consideration can be some right, interest, profit or benefit or some forbearance, detriment, loss or responsibility given or suffered. - The Exchequer Chamber, in 1875

no smoke or drink

Hamer v Sidway

Chappel v Nestle

Consideration need not be adequate

wrappers

Chappel v Nestle

Collins v Godefroy

Preexisting legal duty not good consideration

siuuuupeena

Collins v Godefroy

Scotson and Others v Pegg

A promise can be good consideration for a contract even if the same thing was promised to a third party in another contract

coal

Scotson and Others v Pegg