LAWS 3003 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Commercium, Estoppel, Phos
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The forms of considerations: an act (present exchange, promise (deal will be sealed), forbearance to sue to enforce a legal claim may be consideration. Is bound in giving up a valid legal claim: a complimize of a legal claim. There is noth new which is given: promise to enforce duty by law. Promises by policeman to pay a particular police man an extra some of money to care for the property while they are outside of the house. When they returned they refused to pay him. Two reasons for his suing refusal: an public policy reason not to enforce such promises when statuary bind is already under legal duty to provide services, consideration. No consideration for the promise to pay more. A witness under punishment pain has already been in trail to give evidence. Someone who has the benefits of the outcomes and told the witness that he will pay him money if he said.