Illegal contracts
- Created by: Molly Byrne
- Created on: 19-03-15 14:39
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- illegal contracts
- 'It is a principle of public policy that no court will lend its aid to man who found his cause of action upon an immoral or illegal act'.
- Holman v Johnson
- Contracts which commit a crime or tort
- Foster v Driscoll
- Contracts liable to corrupt public life or to interfere with justice
- e..g bribery of a public official
- Parkinson v College of Ambulance
- Contracts tainted with sexual immorality
- Pearce v Brooks
- Contracts to oust the jurisdiction of the courts
- Scott v Avery
- Contracts in restraint of trade
- This restricts a person freedom to trade or work as he wishes
- However if its reasonable to do so, the contract will not be void.
- 'It is a principle of public policy that no court will lend its aid to man who found his cause of action upon an immoral or illegal act'.
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