The Weekly Law Reports
[2022] 3 WLR 911
Supreme Court
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[2022] UKSC 27
2021 Dec 2; 2022 Oct 19
Lord Briggs, Lord Leggatt, Lord Stephens, Lady Rose JJSC, Lady Arden
Estoppel— Conduct by— Proprietary estoppel— Claimant living and working on defendants’ farm for very low wages for 30 years— Claimant seeking declaration of beneficial interest in farm on basis of detrimental reliance on defendants’ promises he would inherit— Judge finding proprietary estoppel established— Proper approach to remedy to be awarded— Whether binary choice between enforcing promise and compensating for detriment