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CONTRACT LAW ESSAY "The decision of the Court in Williams v Roffey Bros [(1991)1 QB 1, Court of Appeal ] which suggests that performance of an existing (contractual) duty can constitute consideration where it results in "practical benefit" to the promisor creates further ambiguity in the scope of consideration in English contract law". Discuss. The doctrine of consideration is all about "selecting those agreements to be given the "badge of enforceability".1 Put simply, in English law in order for an agreement to be binding it is essential that it is supported by what is called consideration. That constitutes a simple contract. Consideration is based upon the idea of "reciprocity"2: a promisee will not be able to enforce a promise unless he has given or promised something in return. It represents either some benefit to the promisor or some detriment to the person to whom the promise is made, or both. To...

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