A party seeking to set aside a settlement deed for economic duress must repudiate the deed as soon as the pressure is relaxed and must be able to demonstrate that the parties can be restored substantially to the status quo ante. Failure to repudiate for over nine years, combined with the insolvency of the claimant company and intervening third-party transactions, will render such a claim without real prospects of success at the summary judgment stage, even where there is some evidence of pressure during the pre-settlement period.
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