21. It may become necessary for the House of Lords to re-examine the principles of consideration and privity of contract. 22. But he was not a casual passer without privity ; he was one who had done something to make himself responsible. 23. A tenant generally cannot transfer the tenancy or privity of estate between himself and his landlord without the landlord's consent. 24. Was the party against whom the plea is asserted a party or in privity with a party to the prior adjudication ?" 25. In 1932, the duty of a care applied despite no prior relationship or interaction and was not constrained by privity of contract. 26. This is known as a " trust of the promise ", and, while artificial, it bypassed the doctrine of privity . 27. The creditor is not entitled to proceed against the third party, however, as there is no privity of contract between them. 28. The " near privity " approach was established in " Credit Alliance Corp . v . Arthur Andersen & Company ". 29. Ash probably didn t pursue contract argument because there is a contract of privity of contract and Ash didn t pay for the bill. 30. They had bought their new properties at market rates, competing against other bidders, and expected that privity of contract would apply as usual.
