A definition of duress is: Threats, violence, constraints, or other action used to coerce someone into doing something against their will or better judgement. It is an important part of contract law that any contract entered into under duress is

The below case is an interesting case. One of the first matters I worked on as a qualified solicitor was to argue (successfully) that a contract was unenforceable due to it being ‘void ab initio’. This is a latin term