Australia undue influenceunconscionable dealingfinancial agreements

Thorne v Kennedy

(2017) 263 CLR 85

JurisdictionAustralia

CourtHigh Court of Australia

Year2017

StatusBinding authority

Key Principle

A binding financial (pre-nuptial) agreement may be set aside for undue influence or unconscionable conduct where one party's free choice is overborne by pressure, dependence and inequality of bargaining power exploited by the other.

Area of Law

trusts

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