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Agreement 5Contract Law Terms • October 1st, 2019
Central London Property Trust v High Trees House (1947) 1 KB 130 - When London was being bombed a lot of people left to be in safer areas- High trees company→ agreed to accept half the rent for a period of time→ when the war ended and the peoplecame back they wanted the full amount Legione v Hateley (1983) 152 CLR 406 - A court will stop a promisor from going back on their promise even though the promisee hasn’t given consideration if it would be unfair or unjust for the promisor to break their promise→ has to be a pre-existing contractualrelationship + promissory estoppel could only be used as shielf (not as a sword)
