An anonymous judge noted in his judgment that, "In some instances actual or threatened violence may be utilised to get a party into a contract. In other circumstances a party to a contract could also be induced by a party in a dominant position to get into a contract..."

Your friend who is yet to undergo business law studies reads this part of the judgment to you. He asks you to discuss the statement and while doing so to identify and appropriately explain what the judge is referring to. He also wants to know how these would affect the contract.