according to common law rules of england, obligation by one party is enforceable when the other has provided a consideration or the contract has been put in a deed. in some common law jurisdictions, such as australia, canada and the united states, another doctrine, named reasonable reliance, has developed, which could act as surrogate for the doctrine of consideration. english courts, however, ...

Key points A journal is inanimate and incapable of predation, hence there no such thing as a predatory journal. The predators are the publishing company CEOs, owners other complicit people. Those committing fraud identity theft should be prosecuted. Less time effort spent on scholarly investigations. More now devoted to prosecutions.

The Court of Appeal decision in Official Assignee v Wilson is the leading New Zealand case on "sham trusts". Obiter, O'Regan and Robertson JJ held that for a sham trust to exist, settlor trustee must have common intention not create trust. Post-Wilson, debate continues over precise elements render sham. Law Commission suggested doctrine, as means analysing validity an express trust, may be best...