“…o the police. In many cases, therefore, “what [one] has to justify is not the threat, but the demand…”: see per Lord Atkin in Thorne v. Motor Trade Association [1937] AC 797, 806.”…”
“…he existence of economic duress, Lord Scarman in Universe Tankships referred at p.401 to the decision of the House of Lords in Thorne v Motor Trade Association [1937] AC 797. The plaintiff was a member of a trade association which, under its constitution, prohibited members from selling articles at less than list price. In order to…”