Puzzles in the Law of Economic Duress and Lawful Act Duress

Event Date

From Tuesday 08 Apr 2025 - 04:00 PM To Tuesday 08 Apr 2025 - 05:15 PM

Venue

Seminar Room 4-4, NUS Bukit Timah Campus

Organiser

National University of Singapore Faculty of Law

Practice Area

Corporate / Commercial

MEC segment

Training Level

Foundation

Public CPD Points

Event Outline

Despite two UK Supreme Court rulings, key issues in economic duress and lawful act duress remain. Economic duress suffers from ambiguity, with courts conflating three distinct elements: an illegitimate threat, subjective causation, and lack of alternatives. Misinterpretations risk undermining contractual rights. The seminar will clarify these issues, assess ‘lawful act duress’ uncertainties post-Times Travel (2021), and explore whether Singaporean law offers insights.

Event Link

NUS-03F-250181

Event Attachment

NUS-250181_EventBrochure.pdf