What is Proprietary Estoppel?
February 14, 2021 By Brian Babcock Proprietary estoppel is an equitable doctrine which developed historically to prevent people from reneging on promises related to interests in land. The Statute of Frauds requires any dealing with interests in land to be in writing. In real life, people sometimes do not comply with this rule; if a […]
Clarifying the Need for Honest Performance of Contracts
February 14, 2021 By B. Paul Jasiura The duty of honesty in the performance of a contract applies to all contracts and means “simply that parties must not lie or otherwise knowingly mislead each other about matters directly linked to the performance of the contract”. This quotation from the 2014 decision of the Supreme Court […]