Article contributed by James Ballance   When is a contract not a contract? When proprietary estoppel intervenes   Case name, reference & Bailii link   Morton v Morton [2023] EWCA Civ 700 http://www.bailii.org/ew/cases/EWCA/Civ/2023/700.html  ...

Article by Managing Editor Ian Quayle This is yet another case concerning proprietary estoppel in the context of a dispute within a farming family. Of interest to anyone advising on farm ownership disputes it also provides a useful reminder to all transactional...

Nature of assurance and reliance Thorner v Major [2009] UKHL 18 Summary In this claim by a nephew in respect of his uncle's estate the nephew has established that he was entitled to his uncle's farm on the basis of a proprietary estoppel. Basic facts The claim was...

Property joint ventures gone wrong! Introduction In good times when it seems that there is money to be made business men and women will often rush into actions they sometimes later regret. A classic situation is where an informal deal is made in relation to a...