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Roffey Brothers & Nicholls (Contractors) Ltd
Williams v Roffey Brothers & Nicholls (Contractors) Ltd is a fundamental contract law case concerning the legal issue of consideration, in relation to the performance of an existing duty. The claimant, Lester Williams successfully sued the defendant, Roffey Brothers for breach of contract in the Queens Bench Division of the High Court. The defendants appealed to the Court of Appeal where the judges were Glidewell, Russell and Purchas LJ.

Roffey Brothers Ltd was a building firm contracted to renovate a block of 27 flats and sub-contracted Williams to carry out the carpentry work for a price of £20,000. After receiving the majority of the payment but only completing a fraction of the flats, Williams realised he was in financial difficulties
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