Williams v Roffey Bros & Nicholls Contractors Ltd [1990] is an English contract law case that dealt with the issue of practical benefit as a consideration for a contract variation. In this case, Roffey Bros & Nicholls Contractors Ltd (Roffey) had contracted with a housing association to carry out refurbishment work on a block of…

 

Stilk v Myrick is a well-known English contract law case decided in 1809 by the Court of King’s Bench. In this case, the plaintiff, Stilk, was a seaman who had signed a contract to work aboard a ship. The contract stated that he would receive a certain amount of wages for the entire voyage. During…