In Heilbut Symons & Co v Buckleton (1913), Lord Moulton said that claims based on collateral contracts were 'viewed with suspicion by the law'. Does this reflect subsequent case law?

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Subsequent case law, including City and Westminster Properties (1934) Ltd v Mudd [1959] Ch 129 and Dick Bentley Productions Ltd v Harold Smith (Motors) Ltd [1965] 1 WLR 623, has shown that the courts are willing to recognize and enforce collateral contracts where sufficient evidence exists to establish their terms and that they were intended to be binding. This indicates a more flexible approach than the view expressed by Lord Moulton in Heilbut, Symons & Co v Buckleton.

In Heilbut Symons & Co V Buckleton (1913), Lord Moulton