consideration 模板

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1、Consideration模板：思路：还钱existingdutynoconsideration—nocontract还是得还第三方介入:pinnel’scase/plusvaluePromissoryestoppel无效也可证明ExistingdutyPracticalbenefitPrivityofcontract还钱promise就还这点从他老婆那里拿到反悔-----NOCONSIDERATIONThisquestioninvolvesapplicationoftheimportantprinciplethatconsiderati

2、onneednotbeadequate;itmustbesufficient(Chappell&CoLtdvNestleCoLtd;ThomasvThomas).Themereperformanceofacontractualdutycannotbegoodconsiderationforanysubsequentpromise(StilkvMyrick).TheruleinPinnel’sCaseandFoakesvBeerandD&CBuildersvReesstatethatpaymentofalessersumonthedayin

3、satisfactionofagreatersumcannotbegoodconsiderationforthewholedebt.Thus,inthiscase,Gillmaystillbesuedfortheadditional$500sincehehasprovidednoconsiderationforbeingabsolvedfromthedebt.AnypaymentreceivedbyBrightwasmerelypartofwhathewasalreadycontractuallyowed.Inotherwords,Gil

4、lhasgivennofreshconsiderationtorelinquishhisdebt.ThestrictapplicationofPinnel’sCasemayleadtoharshresultsandthelawhasdevelopedanumberofexceptionstothisrule.Themostobviousexceptionapplicabletothefactsispartpaymentbyathirdparty.Here,thepartpaymentwasmadebyGill’swife,athirdpa

5、rty.ThisissufficientconsiderationforGillbeingreleasedfromtheremainderofthedebtaccordingtoHirachandPunamchandvTemple.IfGillcouldbesuedfortheremaining$500,itwouldbeafraudonhiswife(thethirdparty)accordingtothatcase.Anotherpotentialexceptionworthyofmentionhereispromissoryesto

6、ppelthatwastraditionallyusedasadefencetopreventsomeonegoingbackontheirpromiseaftertheotherpartyhasactedinrelianceonthatpromiseandsuffereddetriment(WaltonsStoresvMaher;JeMaintendraivQuaglia).Arguably,Brightmaybeestoppedfromenforcinghisfurtherrighttosue,giventhathehasmadeap

7、romiseregardingpresentorfutureconductwhichisintendedtobebindingandisintendedtobeactedupon.ThisistheprincipleoftheHightree’scasewhichisthelandmarkdecisiononpromissoryestoppel.Here,estoppelmayberaisedbyGilltodefendanactionfortheremaining$500debt.Whiletheconceptisbeingemploy

8、edasa“shield”(orasadefence)whichisrequiredbyHightree’sCase,thereisnodetrimentsufferedbyGillifthe