Private Law Theory

The judgment of the UK Supreme Court in Guest v Guest ([2022] UKSC 27) provides an authoritative review of the fundamental aims of proprietary estoppel and the principles governing equitable relief. The majority judgment was given by Lord Briggs (with whom Lady Arden and Lady Rose agreed). This blog post provides a description of the facts and of the outcome. The next blog post looks at the account of the fundamental principles concerning equitable relief and the structured approach proposed by the majority of the Supreme Court … (part 1, part 2)

Michael Lower, Hong Kong Land Law Blog, 5 December 2022 and 9 January 2023.