Duress and undue influence

Sierra Leone — Supreme Court · 1961

Principle established: A purported family arrangement executed under undue influence is invalid, and property conveyances executed mala fide and collusively by an administrator must be set aside.

Sierra Leone — Supreme Court · 1967

Principle established: To obtain equitable relief in respect of an illegal transaction, a plaintiff must prove both the illegality and that his consent was procured under duress or undue influence.

Sierra Leone — African Law Reports · 1967-68

Principle established: To obtain equitable relief regarding an illegal agreement, a party must establish that their consent was procured by duress or undue influence, beyond merely demonstrating the illegality itself.