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Thorner v Major

[2009] UKHL 18
JurisdictionUnited Kingdom
Year2009
Statusunclear

Key Principle

Proprietary estoppel: an assurance need not be express — it can be implied from conduct where sufficiently clear in context. The three elements are assurance, reliance, and detriment.

Area of Law

trusts

Related Cases

Thorne v Kennedy (2017) 263 CLR 85
Kakavas v Crown Melbourne Ltd (2013) 250 CLR 392
Australian Competition and Consumer Commission v Lux Distributors Pty Ltd [2013] FCAFC 90

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