A paper given to the Society of Construction Law Hong Kong on 18 October 2004
Although estoppel is one of the older legal concepts, the doctrine remains fraught with uncertainty. The author discusses the bases of a unified theory of estoppel.
Introduction - Formulations of the Unified Theory - Theoretical Bases for the Unified Theory - Authority in Support of a Unified Theory - The Impossibility of a Completely Unified Theory - Difficulties with a Unified Theory Limited to Estoppel - Proprietary Estoppel, Substantive Effect and Consideration - Difficulties with a Minimum Equity Theory.
The author: Sean Wilken is a Barrister in London.
Publication year
2004