Is an undertaking enforceable?
British Columbia, Canada
The following excerpt is from Deutschmann (Guardian ad litem of) v. Fallis, 2010 BCSC 952 (CanLII):
An undertaking is a promise or commitment made by a solicitor to another person, whereby the solicitor assumes a personal obligation to act, or refrain from acting, in a particular way. An undertaking is not, however, a contractual obligation. Accordingly, no consideration is necessary for an undertaking to be enforceable: Hammond v. Law Society of British Columbia, 2004 BCCA 560 at para. 57, 34 B.C.L.R. (4th) 73.
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