Williams v Roffey Brothers & Nicholls Ltd has been successfully applied in a variety of cases e.g.
• Anangel Atlas Compania Naviera SA v Ishikawajima-Harima Heavy Industries Co Ltd:
• Simon Container Machinery Ltd v Emba Machinery AB:
• South Caribbean Trading v Trafigura Becheer BV:
• Lee v GEC Plessey Communications:
• Horwood v Land of Leather Ltd:
There is no valid consideration for the performance of an existing contractual obligation.
However, if a party has an existing contractual duty to do an act, this act cannot be used as consideration unless it confers a practical benefit or obviates a disbenefit.
Explain how each case shows either a practical benefit or obviates a disbenefit or both.
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