Instone v A. Schroeder Music Publishing Company Ltd

JurisdictionEngland & Wales
Judgment Date1974
Date1974
CourtHouse of Lords
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75 cases
  • Clifford Davis Management Ltd v W.E.A. Records Ltd
    • United Kingdom
    • Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
    • 21 October 1974
    ... ... The group have formed themselves into a limited company called Fleetwood Mac Promotions Ltd, The members are the ... They wrote and composed new songs and put them to music. They made arrangements with well-known firms in the United ... , the old manager got each of them to sign a publishing agreement with him. Mrs. McVie signed hers on 1st January ... agreement considered by the Court of Appeal In ( Instone v. A Schroeder Musical Publishing Co. Ltd. 1974) 1 All E.R ... ...
  • AM-EL Holdings Sdn Bhd v AEH Capital Sdn Bhd
    • Malaysia
    • Court of Appeal (Malaysia)
    • Invalid date
  • Polygram Records Sdn Bhd v The Search & 5 Ors
    • Malaysia
    • High Court (Malaysia)
    • 1 January 1994
  • O'Sullivan v Management Agency and Music Ltd
    • United Kingdom
    • Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
    • 14 February 1984
    ...held that the agreements were void and unenforcible because they were in restraint of trade on the basis of Schroeder v. Macaulay (1974) 1 W.L.R. 1308 and because they had been obtained by undue influence on the basis of Lloyds Bank Ltd. v. Bundy (1975) 1 Q.B. 327. O'Sullivan himself said ......
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14 books & journal articles
  • CONTRACT LAW IN COMMONWEALTH COUNTRIES: UNIFORMITY OR DIVERGENCE?
    • Singapore
    • Singapore Academy of Law Journal No. 2019, December 2019
    • 1 December 2019
    ...between songwriters and music publishers in the seminal House of Lords decision of A Schroeder Music Publishing Co Ltd v Macaulay [1974] 1 WLR 1308 (“Schroeder Music Publishing”), a case which Chua relied upon heavily. However, it should be noted, at the outset, that that particular case in......
  • Illegality
    • Canada
    • Irwin Books The Law of Contracts. Third Edition Vitiating Factors
    • 4 August 2020
    ...during the term of the agreement may be subject to the doctrine. See, for example, A Schroeder Music Publishing Co Ltd v MacAulay , [1974] 3 All ER 616 (HL); Stephens v Gulf Oil (1975), 65 DLR (3d) 193 (Ont CA), leave to appeal to SCC refused (1976), 11 OR (2d) 129n (SCC). 155 Elsley , abov......
  • Introduction
    • Canada
    • Irwin Books The Canadian Class Action Review No. 16-1, December 2020
    • 1 December 2020
    ...of average intelligence and ability, though the success of these arguments is rare. See Schroeder Music Publishing Co Ltd v Macauley, [1974] 1 WLR 1308 (HL). 70 MJ Trebilcock, “The Doctrine of Inequality of Bargaining Power: Post-Benthamite Economics in the House of Lords” (1976) 26:4 Unive......
  • L’accès à La Justice Pour Les Personnes Vulnérables Par La Voie de L’action Collective en Droit Québécois
    • Canada
    • Irwin Books The Canadian Class Action Review No. 16-1, December 2020
    • 1 December 2020
    ...of average intelligence and ability, though the success of these arguments is rare. See Schroeder Music Publishing Co Ltd v Macauley, [1974] 1 WLR 1308 (HL). 70 MJ Trebilcock, “The Doctrine of Inequality of Bargaining Power: Post-Benthamite Economics in the House of Lords” (1976) 26:4 Unive......
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