Lloyd's Maritime and Commercial Law Quarterly
ECONOMIC DURESS: CLARITY OR CONFUSION?
Atlas Express Ltd. v. Kafco (Importers and Distributors) Ltd.
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Twice in the past year the principle of economic duress has been employed as the sole instrument for declaring a contract voidable. In both cases, there was clear evidence of pressure being applied by the stronger party and an absence of any alternative to the weaker party but submission. This Comment will consider whether these cases have affected our understanding of this complex area of law,
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