The doctrine of consideration is highly unsatisfactory since its often seems that the courts simply"find consideration where they believe that parties should be bound by their agreement. in addition it is difficult to justify the different treatment given to promise to pay more (as occurred in Williams v Roffey Bros ) and those to accept less (as occurred in Foakes v Beer ) should economic benefit to the promisor always be enough to make a promise enforceable? The question requires a discussion on whether the doctrine of consideration is a fiction and is of little or of no value to English law.