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Waltons Stores (Interstate) Ltd v Maher

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

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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