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Pakistan International Airline Corporation (Respondent) v Times Travel (UK) Ltd (Appellant)
Case summary
Case ID
UKSC/2019/0142
Parties
Appellant(s)
Times Travel (UK) Ltd
Respondent(s)
Pakistan International Airline Corporation
Issue
What are the ingredients of economic duress? Can economic duress arise where lawful acts or threats are made by one party in support of a demand which that party genuinely believes it is entitled to make?
Facts
The Respondent, Pakistan International Airline Corporation ("PIAC"), had entered into a contract with the Appellant, Times Travel (UK) Ltd ("Times Travel"), pursuant to which Times Travel would act as ticketing agent to PIAC. Times Travel was a small family-owned travel agency. Its business was very largely dependent on its ability to sell PIAC's tickets. By 2012, a large number of PIAC's ticketing agents had either commenced or threatened proceedings to recover substantial sums they said PIAC owed to them by way of commission.In September 2012, PIAC gave lawful notice of the termination of its existing agency contracts and offered Times Travel a new contract. The new contract contained a waiver by Times Travel of its claims for unpaid commission under the prior arrangements. Times Travel accepted and signed the new contract.In 2014, Times Travel brought proceedings to recover unpaid commission and other payments which it said were due to it under the prior contractual arrangements. At first instance, the High Court held that Times Travel was entitled to avoid the contract with PIAC on the grounds of economic duress.The Court of Appeal allowed PIAC's appeal. Times Travel now appeals to the Supreme Court.
Date of issue
10 June 2019
Judgment appealed
Judgment details
Judgment date
18 August 2021
Neutral citation
[2021] UKSC 40
Judgment links
Judgment summary
13 October 2021
Appeal
Justices
Hearing dates
Full hearing
Start date
2 November 2020
End date
3 November 2020
Watch hearings
2 November 2020 - Morning session
2 November 2020 - Afternoon session
3 November 2020 - Morning session
3 November 2020 - Afternoon session
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