Duress

• Duress is a vitiating factor which renders a contract voidable
• Procedural unfairness is concerned with unfairness in the procurement of contracts.

  • unfairness in the procedure which led to the formation of the contract.
• Substantive unfairness is concerned with the balance of the terms of the contract.

  • if the terms significantly favour one party over the other, this is substantive unfairness
• Duress to the person

  Duress to the property

  Economic duress