A renewed consideration of consideration: MWB Business Exchange Centres Ltd v Rock Advertising Ltd [2016] EWCA CIV 553

• Main Authors: CHNG, Kenny, GOH, Yihan
• Format: text
• Language: English
• Published: Institutional Knowledge at Singapore Management University 2016
• Subjects: Consideration; Foakes v Beer; Williams v Roffey; Commercial Law; Contracts
• Online Access: https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/sol_research/1825; https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/context/sol_research/article/3777/viewcontent/RenewedConsideration_MWB_2016.pdf
• Institution: Singapore Management University

This note argues thatthe English Court of Appeal decision of MWBBusiness Exchange Centres Ltd v Rock Advertising Ltd is a significantmodification of the present understanding of consideration with respect toagreements to accept part-payments of a debt and to perform pre-existing duties,and that the preferred way forward for the development of the law should be judicialintervention by the Supreme Court to reconcile the logical inconsistenciesbetween Foakes v Beer and Williams v Roffey Bros & Nicholls(Contractors) Ltd.