Subjects:

Contract Law

Contents:

Nature of the doctrine. Requisite representation. Reliance upon the representation. Detrimental conduct. Satisfying the equity. The orthodox categories. An inchoate equity? Estoppel and cohabitees. Estoppel and adverse possession. Towards an underlying concept?.

Proprietary Estoppel provides the reader with a comprehensive survey of the law of proprietary estoppel. This is a complex topic based on rules of equity and common law. This text sets out the general principles surrounding often difficult cases in a clear and precise way. Each element of the estoppel is examined in detail with a full discussion of the relevant case law. * There is no other text to focus on this important equitable doctrine.