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Lloyds Bank Ltd v Bundy is a decision of the English Court of Appeal in English contract law, dealing with undue influence.One of the three judges hearing the case, Lord Denning MR, advanced the argument that under English law, all impairments of autonomy could be collected under a single principle of "inequality of bargaining power", but the other two judges were not drawn into commenting on ...
One of the most prominent cases in this area is Lloyds Bank Ltd v Bundy, [2] where Lord Denning MR advocated that there be a general principle to govern this entire area. He called the concept "inequality of bargaining power", while the American case espousing an equivalent doctrine, Williams v.
Lloyds Bank Ltd v Bundy (1975) QB, the equitable doctrine of unconscionable bargain can prevent transactions where a weaker party was exploited Courtney and Fairbairn Ltd v Tolaini Brothers (Hotels) Ltd [1975] 1 All ER 716, a contract cannot have terms that are to be negotiated at a later point.
Slade LJ held that because of National Westminster Bank plc v Morgan [1985] UKHL 2 "manifest disadvantage" had to be shown even in cases of actual undue influence. The transaction was not manifestly disadvantageous. This requirement was subsequently overruled by the House of Lords in CIBC Mortgages plc v Pitt [1993] UKHL 7 (21 October 1993).
The position that the courts have reached is that when a third party (i.e. the bank) is put on inquiry as to potential undue influence, they must communicate to the person who may have been unduly influenced (i.e. the wife) that they require a solicitor acting for the wife (who may also act for the bank) to confirm to the bank in writing that ...
Case Name Citation Court 1929: Lloyds Bank, Limited v The Chartered Bank of India, Australia and China [1929] 1 KB 40: Court of Appeal 1928: Edward Curran and Company, Limited v Kays [1928] 2 KB 469: Court of Appeal 1929: William Bean and Sons v Flaxton Rural District Council [1929] 1 KB 450: King's Bench Division and Court of Appeal 1929
Ex–Lloyds banker Carl Borg-Neal says being a white middle-aged man is “the worst thing you can be.” Former bank manager stands to scoop $637,000 settlement after being fired for using the N ...
The concept of unequal bargaining power is taken particularly from the judgment of Lord Denning MR in Lloyds Bank Ltd. v. Bundy [1975] QB 326. The reference to a contract only standing if it is proved to have been in point of fact fair, just and reasonable is taken from the judgment of Lord Selborne LC in Earl of Aylesbury v Morris LR 8 Ch.App ...