| Text | Detriment to the promisee in exchange for the promise is universally seen as good consideration because, as Sir Fredrick Pollock summarises, it is {{c1::"the price for which the promise is bought."}} |
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| Tags | Consideration |
| Text | CASE: In {{c1::O’Brien v. MGN 2002}} it was held that clauses which are unusual can still be brought to notice, as long as they were not onerous or unreasonable (in this case, a clause saying there would be loads of winners on the back of a scratchcard), reasonable steps had been taken, and the loss to the claimant was minimal. |
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| Tags | Cases Terms |
| Front | CASE: What is the leading authority for the principle that past consideration is not good consideration? |
| Reverse | Roscorla v. Thomas [1842] - horse bought which later became violent after being promised it was OK (consideration "used up") |
| Tags | Cases Consideration |