Protecting Reliance: The Emergent Doctrine of Equitable Estoppel

by Michael Spence

One party induces an assumption in the mind of another. Australian law has arguably given expression to three moral duties relating to induced assumptions: the duty to keep promises, the duty not to lie and the duty to ensure the reliability of induced assumptions. This book expounds the third of these duties and shows how it can be used to shape 'equitable' estoppel, a doctrine emerging from the decisions of the High Court of Australia in Waltons...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1901362620
• ISBN13: 9781901362626
• Release Date: June 1999
• Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
• Length: 212 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 5.5" x 8.5"