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Waltons Stores (Interstate) Ltd v Maher

(1988) 164 CLR 387
JurisdictionAustralia
CourtHigh Court of Australia
Year1988
StatusBinding authority

Summary

In Australia, promissory estoppel can found an independent cause of action where unconscionable departure from an assumed or expected state of affairs has caused detriment.

Key Principle

promissory estoppel can found a cause of action in Australia; unconscionable departure from an assumption or expectation

Area of Law

contract

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