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The path to equity

By: Contributor(s): Language: English Series: Estates Gazette ; (0821) 31 May 2008, 130-132(3)Publication details: 2008Subject(s): Summary: Discusses the application of the legal principle of estoppel to commercial property deals. Notes that this is being used increasingly as a means of redress when commercial deals are reneged upon. Notes that promissory estoppel cannot be claimed in order to create a new cause of action. Similarly, estoppel by convention has yet to be shown to be relevant in such cases. Shows that proprietary estoppel can be used in certain circumstances. Case law.

Discusses the application of the legal principle of estoppel to commercial property deals. Notes that this is being used increasingly as a means of redress when commercial deals are reneged upon. Notes that promissory estoppel cannot be claimed in order to create a new cause of action. Similarly, estoppel by convention has yet to be shown to be relevant in such cases. Shows that proprietary estoppel can be used in certain circumstances. Case law.