LAWS105 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Standard Form Contract, Equitable Remedy, Westpac
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Duress (and undue influence and unconscionable conduct and unfair terms: accc v coles [2014] fca 1405, go(cid:396)do(cid:374) j [(cid:1005)]: (cid:862)coles e(cid:374)gaged i(cid:374) u(cid:374)(cid:272)o(cid:374)s(cid:272)io(cid:374)a(cid:271)le (cid:272)o(cid:374)du(cid:272)t i(cid:374) its deali(cid:374)gs (cid:449)ith a (cid:374)u(cid:373)(cid:271)e(cid:396) of supplie(cid:396)s of p(cid:396)odu(cid:272)ts that it sold. Its (cid:272)o(cid:374)du(cid:272)t (cid:449)as (cid:862)(cid:374)ot do(cid:374)e i(cid:374) good (cid:272)o(cid:374)s(cid:272)ie(cid:374)(cid:272)e(cid:863). It (cid:449)as (cid:272)o(cid:374)t(cid:396)a(cid:396)(cid:455) to (cid:272)o(cid:374)s(cid:272)ie(cid:374)(cid:272)e. coles t(cid:396)eated its supplie(cid:396)s i(cid:374) a (cid:373)a(cid:374)(cid:374)e(cid:396) (cid:374)ot consistent with acceptable business and social standards which apply to commercial dealings. Coles demanded payments from suppliers to which it was not entitled by threatening harm to the suppliers that did not comply with the demand. Coles withheld (cid:373)o(cid:374)e(cid:455) f(cid:396)o(cid:373) supplie(cid:396)s it had (cid:374)o (cid:396)ight to (cid:449)ithhold. (cid:863) Duress (and undue influence and unconscionable conduct and unfair terms) P397 3rd ed clarke & clarke: lines betwee(cid:374) these (cid:272)atego(cid:396)ies a(cid:396)e (cid:862)(cid:374)ot sha(cid:396)p(cid:863) the(cid:396)e(cid:859)s o(cid:448)e(cid:396)lap. Whether pressure was illegitimate and a reason why the weaker party entered the contract. No prior relationship between the dominant (d) and weaker (w) parties is required.
