Competing equities: A thorny issue

University of Greenwich | Property Law Journal | October 2022 #401
Mark Pawlowski takes a critical look at the first in time rule as a means of resolving the problem of competing estoppel equities Where all are equally innocent, priority, as we have seen, is determined by the order at which the equities arose in time. But the position is different where the equities are not …

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Estoppel claims: Unconscionable behaviour

University of Greenwich | Property Law Journal | September 2021 #390
Mark Pawlowski considers whether bad behaviour on the part of an estoppel claimant will deny or modify equitable relief Unconscionability is an overarching element operating in proprietary estoppel claims. Although a proprietary estoppel claim will fail unless the claimant is able to establish the three essential elements of assurance, reliance and detriment, it is evident …

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