Law 2011 Proprietary Estoppel 1 Notes

LAND LAW
21-22
Lecture 14 Handout

Proprietary Estoppel 1

Chris Bevan
Associate Professor in Property Law


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1. LEARNING OBJECTIVES (SLIDE 2)


(1) To understand what proprietary estoppel is and how the doctrine operates
(2) To understand the ‘test’ for proprietary estoppel
(3) To understand the court’s discretion in awarding a remedy under the doctrine of estoppel



2. READING

Essential Textbook Reading for lectures 14 and 15

 Bevan, Land Law (2nd Edn, 2020), Chapter 8.



Other Reading – all available via Westlaw
 S. Bright and B. McFarlane, ‘Proprietary Estoppel and Property Rights’ (2005) 64(2) CLJ 449
 M. Dixon, ‘Confining and Defining Proprietary Estoppel: The Role of Unconscionability’
(2010) 30 LS 408
 S. Gardner, ‘The Remedial Discretion in Proprietary Estoppel—Again’ (2006) 122 LQR 492
 A. Hayward, ‘Cohabitants, Detriment and the Potential of Proprietary Estoppel’ (2015)
27(3) CFLQ 303
 J. Mee, ‘Proprietary Estoppel and Inheritance: Enough Is Enough?’ [2013] Conv 280
 M. Thompson, ‘The Flexibility of Estoppel’ [2003] Conv 225




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