Is a common law agreement valid as a matter of common law?
British Columbia, Canada
The following excerpt is from Sellars v Harvey, 2018 BCSC 1424 (CanLII):
The first question is whether the agreement is valid as a matter of common law: Rick v. Brandsema, 2009 SCC 10. There was no duress or undue influence here. No question of unconscionability arises.
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