Can a contract be entered into a contract that is not inherently illegal?
Nova Scotia, Canada
The following excerpt is from Edwards Dean & Company v. University of King's College, 2007 NSSM 61 (CanLII):
Illegality as to contractual formation can be contrasted with a contract that, while not inherently illegal, can be illegally performed: see Still v. M.N.R., supra at para. 22.
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