The Law of Estoppel

Description

This work contains within a single book an account of all the forms of estoppel in operation today, including estoppel by record (res iudicata), as well as of the associated doctrine of election. There can be few practitioners who do not at some time have to engage with estoppel. Estoppel applies across all, or nearly all, English civil law. In explaining each form of estoppel an attempt is made to state the main elements which have to be proved to establish the estoppel and then to detail each element with its various components. At the end of each chapter a brief summary of the estoppel is included so as to guide practitioners and others to any question important in any particular case. The law of estoppel has considerably advanced over recent decades, and over the last 10 years alone there have been major changes, such as the clarification of the previously uncertain boundaries of proprietary estoppel, a statement of the exceptions to the principles of res iudicata, and the extension law as well as of fact. These and other subjects are explained in full.

Michael Barnes KC is a barrister at Wilberforce Chambers, London.

A bottle of champagne to the first member of the FLBA who is reported as getting relief in respect of pension rights arising by way of proprietary estoppel. Any such hopeful advocate would do well to invest in a copy of Michael Barnes QC's excellent book. -- Jarndyced * Family Affairs *