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Contract law

the rule that a promise to do what one is already contractually bound to do is not consideration for a modification, examined against modification hold-ups.

In contract law, pre-existing duty rule refers to the rule that a promise to do what one is already contractually bound to do is not consideration for a modification, examined against modification hold-ups. This meaning comes from Aivazian (1984) in Osgoode Hall Law Journal.[1]

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Aivazian, V. A., Trebilcock, M. J., & Penny, M. (1984). The Law of Contract Modifications: The Uncertain Quest for a Bench Mark of Enforceability. Osgoode Hall Law Journal, 22(2), 173-212. https://doi.org/10.60082/2817-5069.1932

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