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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.
Jarvis v Swans Tours Ltd [1973] QB 233, recovery of damages for loss of amenity and mental distress is possible in certain cases; Lloyds Bank Ltd v Bundy (1975) QB, the equitable doctrine of unconscionable bargain can prevent transactions where a weaker party was exploited
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 ...
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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
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 father was illiterate and signed the bank document under the belief that he was acting as the guarantor for the farm only, when the contract was actually for all the debt accumulated by the son. As he was illiterate, this was a mistake as to the document signed and the father was successful in claiming non est factum .