Chappell & Co Ltd v Nestle Co Ltd
| Chappell & Co Ltd v Nestle Co Ltd | |
|---|---|
| Court | House of Lords |
| Full case name | CHAPPELL AND COMPANY LIMITED and others v THE NESTLE COMPANY LIMITED and others |
| Decided | 18 June 1959 |
| Citation | [1960] AC 87 |
| Transcript | UKHL 1 |
| Court membership | |
| Judges sitting | Viscount Simonds, Lord Reid, Lord Tucker, Lord Keith of Avonholm, Lord Somervell of Harrow |
| Case opinions | |
| Lord Somervell | |
| Keywords | |
| Consideration, adequacy, copyright | |
Chappell & Co Ltd v Nestle Co Ltd [1959] UKHL 1 is an important English contract law case, where the House of Lords confirmed the traditional doctrine that in order for a legal contract to be binding consideration must be sufficient but need not be adequate.