Duress & Undue Influence

Duress & Undue Influence

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1. A solicitor persuades a naive elderly client to pay him a very large sum of money, when he knows she wants to leave as much of her wealth as possible to her daughter. This a case of

  • Undue influence
  • Economic duress
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2. A contract that has been made under economic duress is voidable

  • True
  • False

3. There are 2 types of undue influence. They are normally referred to as

  • Factual and assumed
  • Actual and presumed
  • Actual and assumed
  • Factual and presumed

4. Economic duress is a common law doctrine whereas undue influence is based on equitable principles

  • True
  • False

5. The doctrine of economic duress dates back to

  • The 1930's
  • The 1970's
  • The 1870's
  • The 1980's

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