Proprietary Estoppel
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Julie Annette Merryman v Alex Raymond Merryman & Ors [2024] EWFC 58 (B)14 March 2024
HHJ Baddeley. Four stepchildren intervene successfully in financial remedies case in respect of four farming properties.
- Cases
- Proprietary Estoppel
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Richard Winter & Anor v Philip Winter & Anor [2023] EWHC 2393 (Ch)29 September 2023
Zacaroli J. Proprietary estoppel re family farm with some interesting points re detriment and unconscionability as well as consideration of effect of contractual estoppel arising from a partnership agreement and mutual wills.
- Cases
- Mutual Wills
- Contractual Estoppel
- Proprietary Estoppel
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Steels v Steels [2023] EWHC 2985 (Ch)21 November 2023
Fancourt J as Vice-Chancellor of the County Palatine of Lancaster. Mother's successful appeal against the finding that her son had a beneficial interest in her home arising from proprietary estoppel.
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- Detrimental Reliance
- Proprietary Estoppel
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Michael Spencer v Estate of John Spencer (Deceased) & Ors [2023] EWHC 2050 (Ch)9 August 2023
Rajah J. Proprietary estoppel case involving a farm including approach to detriment and remedy post-Guest.
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- TLATA Applications
- Proprietary Estoppel
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Hughes v Pritchard and Others [2023] EWHC 1382 (Ch)12 June 2023
HHJ Keyser KC. Propriety estoppel case. Cattle farmer Evan Hughes died leaving three children, the claimant Gareth Hughes, the defendant Carys Richards, and another child, Elfed, whose widow Gwen Hughes was the second defendant. The remaining defendants w…
- Cases
- Unconscionability
- Detrimental Reliance
- Proprietary Estoppel
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(1) Dixon (2) Dixon v The Crown Estate Commissioners [2022] EWHC 325622 December 2022
Judge Hodge KC. The claimants sought vesting orders in respect of two properties, following the striking off and dissolution of the company (in which the claimants had previously been shareholders) which was the registered proprietor. The Crown disclaimed…
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- Companies
- Proprietary Estoppel
- Trusts
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Guest v Guest [2022] UKSC 2719 October 2022
Lord Briggs, Lady Arden, Lord Leggatt, Lord Stephens, Lady Rose. What is the proper approach to granting relief under the doctrine of proprietary estoppel?The claimant Andrew Guest had relied to his significant detriment on assurances made by his father w…
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- Proprietary Estoppel
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Guest v Guest [2020] EWCA Civ 38717 March 2020
Floyd, Newey, and Arnold LJJ. Appeal from a decision of HHJ Russen QC, summarised here, that the claimant, Andrew, had relied to his detriment on assurances made by his father with this mother’s tacit agreement that he would inherit a significant proporti…
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- Proprietary Estoppel
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Guest v Guest [2019] EWHC 869 (Ch)16 April 2019
HHJ Russen QC. The claimant, Andrew Guest, worked on his parents’ farm for thirty years for a lower wage than someone with his skills could have achieved elsewhere, in reliance – he argued – on his father’s promise, with his mother’s tacit agreement, that…
- Cases
- Proprietary Estoppel
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