I was curious whether there was any advantage to being a 15-year-old in this case, so I did a bit of research. As a minor in the UK, he's not capable of enteri

I was curious whether there was any advantage to being a 15-year-old in this case, so I did a bit of research. As a minor in the UK, he's not capable of entering into a commercial contract, so he could void the contract at any point before the age of 18. Normally when a contract is voided, the parties are returned to their prior state. But, it seems that the doctrine of restitution makes an exception for people incapable of contracting. They are not required to return benefits received under the voided contract. I am not a lawyer, but I think he could have signed the contract, published his piece, and kept his money even if it was against the terms of the contract.