... and...undercut her prices" - has illegitimately forced, (either by economic duress or through undue influence), Delilah into entering the contract (i.e. not freely or knowingly). The courts, in the past, have tried to use the doctrine of consideration as a means by which to regulate contracts which have been entered into by people and businesses under duress although, because consideration does not need to be adequate, the use of consideration in resolving these types of cases is not always effective (Williams v. Roffey Bros & Nicholls (Contractors) Ltd1). Given the facts of this particular scenario the doctrine of consideration would probably not be of assistance to Delilah. Initially the question of whether Samson's coercion constitutes duress or undue influence (in their various forms) needs to be examined. There are three types of duress; duress to person, duress to goods and economic duress, of which the latter is most directly applicable in ...

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