In what circumstances have common law principles concerning duress and undue influence been reviewed in common law?
Manitoba, Canada
The following excerpt is from Langdon v. Langdon, 2015 MBQB 153 (CanLII):
In the recent case of Toscano v. Toscano, 2015 ONSC 487; 57 R.F.L. (7th) 234, Blishen J. had occasion to review common law principles concerning duress, undue influence and the effect of the absence of independent legal advice. Blishen J. said:
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