Proprietary estoppel

Detrimental reliance

Winter v Winter and another

Eileen O’GradyPrint

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  • Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
  • 21 June 2024
  • Moylan, Newey and Falk LJJ
  • [2024] EWCA Civ 699
  • [2024] PLSCS 115
Proprietary estoppel – Representations – Detrimental reliance – Appellant and respondent brothers carrying on market garden business in partnership with parents – Father leaving partnership shares to appellant – Respondents’ proprietary estoppel claim successful because of detrimental reliance on assurances
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