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- Minors' Contracts, Report on (LRC 15-1985)   flag 

[1985] IELRC 6
Irish Law Reform Commission
Republic of Ireland

Legislation Cited

Legislation Name Provision
Minors (Property and Contracts) Act 1970 (NSW) s18, s19, s20, s24, s26, s27, s31, s32, s34, s35, s36, s37, s38, s48
Law Reform Commission Act 1975 (Tas)
Marriage Act (WA)
Age of Majority Act 1985 s2
Family Law Act 1981 s2
Minors' Contracts Act 1969

Cases and Articles Cited

Case Name †  Citation(s) Court Jurisdiction Date Full Text Citation Index
"Fraudulent infant contractors" (1968) 42 Australian Law Journal 294 Australian Law Journal Australia circa 1968 Legal Online flag
"Guarantees: the co-extensiveness principle" (1974) 90 Law Quarterly Review 246 Law Quarterly Review United Kingdom circa 1974 Westlaw flag
"l h e Infants' Rehef Art, 187-1-a Reply" (1958) 74 Law Quarterly Review 97 Law Quarterly Review United Kingdom circa 1958 Westlaw flag
"Liability of Infants in Fraud and Restitution, The" (1959) 22 Modern Law Review 273 Modern Law Review United Kingdom circa 1959 HeinOnline flag
"The Minors' Contracts Act 1969 (NZ)" (1973) 47 Australian Law Journal 657 Australian Law Journal Australia circa 1973 Legal Online flag
"Validity of Guarantees for Debts of Minors" (1947) 10 Modern Law Review 40 Modern Law Review United Kingdom circa 1947 HeinOnline flag
(1947) 10 MLR 40 (1947) 10 MLR 40 Malaysia circa 1947 flag
[1913] 1 KB 235 [1913] 1 KB 235 United Kingdom circa 1913 LexisNexis / Westlaw flag
[1913] 1 KB 530 [1913] 1 KB 530 United Kingdom circa 1913 LexisNexis / Westlaw flag
[1941] Ir 543 [1941] IR 543 circa 1941
[1951] UIllinois LForum 325 [1951] UIllinois LForum 325 United States circa 1951 flag
[1952] New Zealand Law Journal 92 [1952] New Zealand Law Journal 92 New Zealand Law Journal New Zealand circa 1952 flag
[1959] Insurance Law Journal 473 [1959] Insurance Law Journal 473 Insurance Law Journal Australia circa 1959 LexisNexis AU flag
[1969] Act 100 [1969] Act 100 United Kingdom circa 1969 flag
[1976] 1 WWR 481 [1976] 1 WWR 481 Canada circa 1976 flag
Askwiths Case [1658] EngR 35; 82 ER 778; [1658] Style 362 King's Bench United Kingdom circa 1658 CommonLII flag
Ballett v Mingay [1943] KB 281; [1943] 1 All ER 143 United Kingdom circa 1943 LexisNexis / Westlaw flag
Barber v Vincent [1826] EngR 43; 89 ER 397; [1826] Freem KB 530 King's Bench United Kingdom circa 1826 CommonLII flag
Barnes & Co v Toye [1884] UKLawRpKQB 149; (1883-1884) 13 QBD 410 United Kingdom 2 Jul 1884 CommonLII flag
Baugh versus Holloway [1719] EngR 7; (1719) 1 PWms 558; 24 ER 516 King's Bench United Kingdom circa 1719 CommonLII flag
Belfast Banking Co v Doherty [1879] IELawRp 21 (1879-1880) 4 LRI 124 Republic of Ireland 30 Jan 1879 BAILII flag
Birkenhead Lancashire Ry Co v Pilcher 5 Exch 121; 155 ER 53 Court of Exchequer United Kingdom CommonLII flag
Bo-Lasse v Josiassen [1973] 4 WWR 317 Canada circa 1973 flag
Brooke, Executor of Hobart, v Gally [1740] EngR 108; 26 ER 417; (1740) 2 Atk 34 Court of Chancery United Kingdom circa 1740 CommonLII flag
Brooker v Scott [1843] EngR 266; 11 M & W 67; 152 ER 718 Court of Exchequer United Kingdom circa 1843 CommonLII flag
Bruce v Warwick 6 Taunt 118; 128 ER 978 Court of Common Pleas United Kingdom CommonLII flag
Burnaby v Equitable Reversionary Interest Society [1885] UKLawRpCh 20; (1885) 28 Ch D 416 Court of Chancery United Kingdom 24 Jan 1885 CommonLII flag
Burnard, Appellant; Haggis, Respondent [1863] EngR 502; 14 CBNS 45; 143 ER 360; 14 CBNS 451; (1863) 1 CBNS 45 Court of Common Pleas United Kingdom circa 1863 CommonLII flag
Campbell v Ridgely 13 VLR 701 Australia - Victoria flag
Carnell v Harrison [1916] 1 Ch 328 Court of Chancery United Kingdom circa 1916 LexisNexis / Westlaw flag
Chaplin v Leslie Frewin (Publishers) Ltd [1966] Ch 71 Court of Chancery United Kingdom circa 1966 LexisNexis / Westlaw flag
Chapple v Anne Cooper [1844] EngR 747; 153 ER 105; (1844) 13 M & W 252 Court of Exchequer United Kingdom circa 1844 CommonLII flag
CL Hagan Transportation Ltd v Canadian Acceptance Corporation [1974] SCR 491 Supreme Court of Canada Canada 29 Jun 1973 Supreme Court of Canada flag
Clements v London and North Western Railway Co [1894] UKLawRpKQB 124; (1894) 2 QB 482 United Kingdom 23 Jun 1894 CommonLII flag
Coates v Wilson 5 Esp 152; 170 ER 769 United Kingdom CommonLII flag
Cooper v Cooper 13 AC 88 United Kingdom LexisNexis / Westlaw flag
Cork & Bandon Ry Co v Cazenove 10 QB 935; 116 ER 355 United Kingdom LexisNexis / Westlaw flag
Coull v Kolbuc 78 WWR 76 Canada flag
Coutts & Co v Browne-Lecky [1947] KB 104 United Kingdom circa 1947 LexisNexis / Westlaw flag
Cowern v Nield [1912] UKLawRpKQB 79; [1912] 2 KB 419 United Kingdom 14 May 1912 CommonLII flag
Coxhead v Mullis [1878] UKLawRpCP 51; 3 CPD 439 United Kingdom 3 Jul 1878 CommonLII flag
Dale Plaintiff v Copping Defendant [1792] EngR 614; 80 ER 743; (1792) 1 Bulst 39 King's Bench United Kingdom circa 1792 CommonLII flag
Darby versus Boucher [1795] EngR 975; 1 Salk 279; 91 ER 244 King's Bench United Kingdom circa 1795 CommonLII flag
Daubert v Mosley 56 ALR 3d 1328; 487 P2d 353 United States flag
De Francesco v Barnum [1890] UKLawRpCh 124; [1886-90] All ER 414; (1890) 45 Ch D 430 Court of Chancery United Kingdom 5 Aug 1890 CommonLII flag
Denmark Productions Ltd v Boscobel Productions Ltd [1969] 1 QB 699 United Kingdom circa 1969 LexisNexis / Westlaw flag
Denton, Infants' Contracts: Rights and Remedies 28 Tennessee Law Review 395 Tennessee Law Review United States flag
Ditcham v Worrall [1880] UKLawRpCP 37; 5 CPD 410 United Kingdom 23 Jun 1880 CommonLII flag
Doyle v White City Stadium Ltd [1935] 1 KB 110 United Kingdom circa 1935 LexisNexis / Westlaw flag
Dublin and Wicklow Railway Co v Black [1852] EngR 967; 8 Exch 181; 155 ER 1310; 22 LJEx 94 Court of Exchequer United Kingdom circa 1852 CommonLII flag
Duncan v Dixon [1890] UKLawRpCh 36; (1890) 44 Ch D 211 United Kingdom 28 Feb 1890 CommonLII flag
Duncomb versus Tickridge [1681] EngR 52; 82 ER 933; [1681] Al 94 King's Bench United Kingdom circa 1681 CommonLII flag
E Peden and J W Carter, Flarnedy v National Greyhound Racing Co Ltd [1944] IR 160 circa 1944
Earle v Peale 1 Salk 386; 91 ER 336 King's Bench United Kingdom circa 1944 CommonLII flag
Edmonton Airport Hotel Co v Credit Foncier Franco-Canadien [1965] SCR 491 circa 1965
Edwards v Carter [1893] UKLawRpAC 21; [1893] AC 360 United Kingdom 2 Jun 1893 CommonLII flag
Ellis v Ellis 3 Salk 197; 91 ER 774 King's Bench United Kingdom circa 1965 CommonLII flag
English Law: With Commonwealth and European Comparisons (1966) 15 International and Comparative Law Quarterly 780 International and Comparative Law Quarterly United Kingdom circa 1966 HeinOnline / Westlaw flag
Fair Exchange (1972) 50 North Carolina Law Review 517 North Carolina Law Review United States circa 1972 HeinOnline / LexisNexis flag
Fannon v Dobranski 73 WWR 371 Canada circa 1966 flag
Fawcett v Smethurst (1914) 84 LJKB 473 King's Bench United Kingdom circa 1914 flag
First Charter Financial Corporation Ltd v Musclow (1974) 49 DLR (3d) 138 Canada circa 1974 flag
Flight v Bolland [1828] EngR 460; 4 Russ 298; 38 ER 817 United Kingdom circa 1828 CommonLII flag
Flower v London and North Western Railway Co [1894] UKLawRpKQB 80; [1894] 2 QB 65; 70 LT 829; 63 LJQB 547 United Kingdom 21 Apr 1894 CommonLII flag
Godley v Perry (1960) 1 WLR 9 United Kingdom circa 1960 LexisNexis / Westlaw flag
Goode & Bennion v Harrison (1821) 5 B & Ald 147; 106 ER 1147 Kings Bench United Kingdom circa 1821 flag
Hamilton v Bennett 95 JPN 136 United Kingdom flag
Hamilton v Hamilton [1892] UKLawRpCh 11; [1892] 1 Ch 396 United Kingdom 20 Jan 1892 CommonLII flag
Harrison v Fane [1840] EngR 103; 133 ER 450; (1840) 1 Man & G 550 Court of Common Pleas United Kingdom circa 1840 CommonLII flag
Helen Jane Codrington v Sir William John Codrington [1875] UKLawRpHL 21; (1875) LR 7 HL 854 United Kingdom 12 Jul 1875 CommonLII flag
Helps v J W Clayton and Charlotte May Henrietta his wife [1864] EngR 725; 17 CBNS 553; 141 ER 222 Court of Common Pleas United Kingdom circa 1864 CommonLII flag
Henderson v Minneapolis Steel & Machinery Co [1931] 1 DLR 570; [1930] 3 WWR 613 Canada circa 1930 flag
Hepting v Schaaf (1963) 43 DLR (2d) 168; [1964] SCR 100 Supreme Court of Canada Canada 16 Dec 1963 Supreme Court of Canada flag
Holmes v Brierley 4 TLR 647 United Kingdom circa 1930 LexisNexis flag
Hunt v Alewyn [1828] EngR 422; 172 ER 423; (1828) 3 C & P 284; 2 Esp 472 United Kingdom circa 1828 CommonLII flag
In Re Alexandra Park Co [1868] UKLawRpEq 150; LR 6 Eq 512 United Kingdom 16 Jul 1868 CommonLII flag
In Re Soltykoff, Ex parte Margrett [1891] UKLawRpKQB 8; (1891) 1 QB 413 United Kingdom 23 Jan 1891 CommonLII flag
Infants Relief Act, 1874 (1957) 73 Law Quarterly Review 194 Law Quarterly Review United Kingdom circa 1957 Westlaw flag
Infants' Contracts - La Nouvelle Vague? (1961) 24 Modern Law Review 644 Modern Law Review United Kingdom circa 1961 HeinOnline flag
Jenkins v Way 14 NSR 394 Canada - Nova Scotia circa 1961 flag
Johnstone v Marks 19 QBD 50 Queen's Bench United Kingdom circa 1961 LexisNexis / Westlaw flag
Jones, Ex parte; In re Jones [1881] UKLawRpCh 176; 18 Ch D 109; 50 LJCh 673 Court of Chancery United Kingdom 23 Jun 1881 CommonLII flag
Keays v Great Southern Railway Co [1941] IR 534 circa 1941
Lawrence v Baxter 267 NW 742 United States circa 1941 flag
Lempriere v Lange [1879] UKLawRpCh 267; 12 Ch D 675 Court of Chancery United Kingdom 26 Jul 1879 CommonLII flag
Lovell & Christmas v Beauchamp [1894] UKLawRpAC 55; [1894] AC 607 United Kingdom 14 Aug 1894 CommonLII flag
Lowe v Griffith (1835) 1 Scott 458 Court of Common Pleas United Kingdom circa 1835 flag
Lumley v Ravenscroft [1895] UKLawRpKQB 44; (1895) 1 QB 683 United Kingdom 16 Mar 1895 CommonLII flag
Mackinlay v Bathurst 36 TLR 31 United Kingdom LexisNexis flag
Maddox v Miller [1813] EngR 494; 105 ER 275; (1813) 1 M & S 738 King's Bench United Kingdom - Scotland circa 1813 CommonLII flag
Martin v Gale [1876] UKLawRpCh 386; 4 Ch D 428 Court of Chancery United Kingdom 15 Dec 1876 CommonLII flag
McCullum v Hallen [1916] EDL 74 South Africa circa 1916 flag
Melville v Stratherne 26 Global Reinsurance 52 Global Reinsurance
Mercantile Credit Ltd v Spinks [1968] QWN 32 Australia - Queensland circa 1968 flag
Mercantile Union Guarantee Corporation Ltd v Ball [1937] 2 KB 498 United Kingdom circa 1937 LexisNexis / Westlaw flag
Merrick v Stephens 337 SW 2d 713 US circa 1937
Mitchell v Campbell & Fetter Bank 195 NE2d 489 United States circa 1937 flag
Mundy, Re [1963] ALR 264; 19 ABC 165 Australia circa 1963 LexisNexis AU flag
Nash v Inman [1908] UKLawRpKQB 41; [1908] 2 KB 1 United Kingdom 16 Mar 1908 CommonLII flag
Newry and Enniskillen Railway Co v Coombe [1849] EngR 334; 3 Exch 565; 154 ER 970; 18 LJEx 325 Court of Exchequer United Kingdom circa 1849 CommonLII flag
Noble's Ltd v Bellefleur 37 DLR (2d) 519 Canada flag
North Western Railway Co v M'Michael The Birkenhead, Lancashire, and Cheshire Junction Railway Co v Pilcher [1850] EngR 78; 5 Exch 114; 20 LJEx 97; 155 ER 49 Court of Exchequer United Kingdom circa 1850 CommonLII flag
Northcote v Doughty [1879] UKLawRpCP 42; 4 CPD 385 United Kingdom 10 Jun 1879 CommonLII flag
Norwood National Bank v Allston 152 SC 119; 149 SE 593; 65 ALR 133 United Kingdom - Scotland LexisNexis AU flag
Paget v Paget [1882] IELawRp 54 11 LRI 26 Republic of Ireland 11 May 1882 BAILII flag
Parna v G & S Properties Ltd (1969) 5 DLR (3d) 315; [1969] 2 OR 346 Canada circa 1969 flag
Pearce v Brain [1929] 2 KB 310 United Kingdom circa 1929 LexisNexis / Westlaw flag
Pearce v Brain [1929] 2 QB 310 United Kingdom circa 1929 LexisNexis / Westlaw flag
Pontypridd (Guardians) Union v Drew [1927] 1 KB 214; 95 LJKB 1030 United Kingdom circa 1927 LexisNexis / Westlaw flag
Present Law of Infants' Contracts (1975) 53 Canadian Bar Review 1 Canadian Bar Review Canada circa 1975 flag
Prince v Haworth 20 TLR 313 United Kingdom circa 1975 LexisNexis flag
Prince v Haworth [1905] UKLawRpKQB 67; [1905] 2 KB 768 United Kingdom 6 Apr 1905 CommonLII flag
Prokopetz v Richardson's Marina Ltd (1979) 93 DLR (3d) 442 Canada circa 1979 flag
Pyett v Lampman [1923] 2 DLR 249 circa 1923
R Leslie Ltd v Sheill [1914] UKLawRpKQB 92; [1914] 3 KB 607 United Kingdom 8 Apr 1914 CommonLII flag
R v Wilson [1879] UKLawRpKQB 71; (1879-1880) 5 QBD 28 United Kingdom 22 Nov 1879 CommonLII flag
Ragan v Williams 127 So 190 United States flag
Re Mead [1916] 2 IR 285 circa 1916
Re Rhodes [1890] UKLawRpCh 32; (1890) LR 44 Ch D 94 United Kingdom 17 Feb 1890 CommonLII flag
Ripon City (Otherwise The Silvia) [1898] UKLawRpPro 8; (1898) 78 LT 296; [1898] P 78; 8 Asp Mar Law Cas 391 United Kingdom 9 Feb 1898 CommonLII flag
Roberts v Gray [1912] UKLawRpKQB 181; [1913] 1 KB 520 United Kingdom 19 Dec 1912 CommonLII flag
Shields v Gross 448 NE2d 108; 461 NYS2d 254; 58 NY2d 338 United States flag
Smith v Dimes [1849] EngR 699; (1849) 4 Exch 32; 154 ER 1113; 38 LJEx 8; 19 LT 491 Court of Exchequer United Kingdom circa 1849 CommonLII flag
Soon v Watson (1962) 33 DLR (2d) 428 Canada circa 1962 flag
Stocks v Wilson [1913] UKLawRpKQB 46; [1913] 2 KB 235; 82 LJKB 598 United Kingdom 14 Mar 1913 CommonLII flag
Taylor v Johnston [1882] UKLawRpCh 64; (1882) 19 Ch D 603 Court of Chancery United Kingdom 9 Mar 1882 CommonLII flag
Tottenham's Estate; Ingram and Harrison, Petitioners [1886] IELawRp 30 (1886-1887) 17 LRI 174 Republic of Ireland 22 Feb 1886 BAILII flag
Trainer v Trumbull 141 Mass 527 United States - Massachusetts flag
Turberville v Whitehouse [1823] EngR 657; 171 ER 1116; (1823) 1 C & P 94 United Kingdom circa 1823 CommonLII flag
Valencia v White 654 P2d 287; 134 Ariz 139 United States flag
Valentini v Canali [1889] UKLawRpKQB 191; (1889) 24 QBD 166 United Kingdom 5 Dec 1889 CommonLII flag
Walter v Everard [1891] UKLawRpKQB 81; (1891) 2 QB 369 United Kingdom 27 Apr 1891 CommonLII flag
Warner Bros Pictures v Brodel 179 P2d 57 United States flag
Watts v Seymour [1969] 2 QB 647 United Kingdom circa 1969 LexisNexis / Westlaw flag
Wharton v Mackenzie 5 QB 606 United Kingdom LexisNexis / Westlaw flag
Wharton v Mackenzie [1844] EngR 205; (1844) 5 QB 606; 114 ER 1378 United Kingdom circa 1844 CommonLII flag
Whitton versus Richard Weston Militem [1675] EngR 1783; 82 ER 96; [1675] WJones 182 King's Bench United Kingdom circa 1675 CommonLII flag
Williams v Moor [1843] EngR 412; 11 M & W 256; 152 ER 798 Court of Exchequer United Kingdom circa 1843 CommonLII flag
Yeoman Credit Ltd v Latter [1961] 2 All ER 294; [1961] 1 WLR 828 United Kingdom circa 1961 LexisNexis flag
Zouch, ex dimiss Abbot and Hallet, versus Parsons [1765] EngR 89; 3 Burr 1794; 97 ER 1103 King's Bench United Kingdom circa 1765 CommonLII flag
1 Georgia Law Review 207 1 Georgia Law Review 207 Georgia Law Review United States HeinOnline / LexisNexis flag
6 Law Quarterly Review 240 6 Law Quarterly Review 240 Law Quarterly Review United Kingdom Westlaw flag
6 Ne 761 6 NE 761 United States flag
12 University of Detroit Law Journal 99 12 University of Detroit Law Journal 99 University of Detroit Law Journal United States flag
13 ALR 3d 1251 13 ALR 3d 1251 United States flag
13 Canadian Bar Review 319 13 Canadian Bar Review 319 Canadian Bar Review Canada flag
19 Hastings Law Journal 1199 19 Hastings Law Journal 1199 Hastings Law Journal United States HeinOnline / LexisNexis flag
22 Loyola Law Review 1061 22 Loyola Law Review 1061 Loyola Law Review United States HeinOnline / LexisNexis flag
24 Law Quarterly Review 236 24 Law Quarterly Review 236 Law Quarterly Review United Kingdom Westlaw flag
24 Modern Law Review 648 24 Modern Law Review 648 Modern Law Review United Kingdom HeinOnline flag
26 McGill Law Journal 110 26 McGill Law Journal 110 McGill Law Journal Canada HeinOnline / LexisNexis flag
34 Virginia Law Review 839 34 Virginia Law Review 839 Virginia Law Review United States LexisNexis flag
35 ALR 2d 1302 35 ALR 2d 1302 United States flag
35 Washington Law Review (Seattle) 465 35 Washington Law Review (Seattle) 465 Washington Law Review (Seattle) United States - Washington flag
36 Dicta 217 36 Dicta 217 United States - Colorado HeinOnline flag
37 North Carolina Law Review 484 37 North Carolina Law Review 484 North Carolina Law Review United States HeinOnline / LexisNexis flag
39 Modern Law Review 358 39 Modern Law Review 358 Modern Law Review United Kingdom HeinOnline flag
43 Law Quarterly Review 389 43 Law Quarterly Review 389 Law Quarterly Review United Kingdom Westlaw flag
44 ALR 3d 1417 44 ALR 3d 1417 United States flag
46 Ilt 211 46 ILT 211 Republic of Ireland flag
49 Australian Law Journal 657 49 Australian Law Journal 657 Australian Law Journal Australia Legal Online flag
49 Er 746 49 ER 746 United Kingdom CommonLII flag
52 Marquette Law Review 437 52 Marquette Law Review 437 Marquette Law Review United States HeinOnline / LexisNexis flag
56 ALR 3d 1335 56 ALR 3d 1335 United States flag
75 Er 1070 75 ER 1070 United Kingdom CommonLII flag
79 Er 421 79 ER 421 United Kingdom CommonLII flag
79 Er 480 79 ER 480 United Kingdom CommonLII flag
82 Law Quarterly Review 471 82 Law Quarterly Review 471 Law Quarterly Review United Kingdom Westlaw flag
90 Er 699 90 ER 699 United Kingdom CommonLII flag
93 Er 1058 93 ER 1058 United Kingdom CommonLII flag
99 Law Quarterly Review 519 99 Law Quarterly Review 519 Law Quarterly Review United Kingdom Westlaw flag
101 Er 1419 101 ER 1419 United Kingdom CommonLII flag
124 Er 924 124 ER 924 United Kingdom CommonLII flag
147 Er 848 147 ER 848 United Kingdom CommonLII flag
319 Se2d 661 319 SE2d 661 United States flag

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