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Contract Law

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St John Shipping v Joseph Rank   Defendants tried to argue they did not have to pay for cargo delivered as the ship was illegally overloaded  
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Quinn v IBRC   Tried to avoid paying back loans as they had been taken out for an illegal purpose  
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Everet v Williams   Unenforceable agreement of two highwaymen who agreed to share the proceeds of their robberies  
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Clay v Yates   Contract to publish a libel was held to be illegal and unenforceable as it was grounded in a tort  
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Gray v Hibernian Insurance   Since the insured had been acquitted on a criminal charge of arson, the insurance company had to honour the fire insurance policy  
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Pearce v Brooks   Unable to claim damages for breach of contract when carriage used by prostitute to travel in to attract customers was returned in a damaged condition  
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Armhouse Lee Ltd v Chappell   Phone sex line unable to avoid paying for advertisements  
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Lord Mayor, Alderman & Burgesses of Dublin v Hayes   Courts found void an agreement to pay money for an appointment to public office  
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Tomlinson v Dick Evans "U" Drive   Unable to bring unfair dismissal proceedings as pay raise had been paid out of petty cash fund  
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Pro Active Sports Management v Rooney   Agreement to be represented exclusively for eight years constituted a particularly long time relative to the duration of a footballer's career  
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Whitecross Potatoes v Coyle   Plaintiffs could sue on contract as they had no knowledge of defendant's decision to illegally smuggle potatoes into Northern Ireland  
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