Joint ownership: Common intention and detriment?

University of Greenwich | Property Law Journal | May 2022 #397
Mark Pawlowski considers whether detriment is a necessary requirement in joint ownership cases involving the family home In a joint names caseā€¦ the decision suggests that, once the claimant has established entitlement to a share in equity, the amount of their share may vary, or ambulate, following a change in the common intention without the …

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Informal agreements and estoppel: Formality no bar to estoppel

University of Greenwich | Property Law Journal | May 2021 #387
Mark Pawlowski examines a recent case on the inter-relationship between proprietary estoppel and statute On appeal, Snowden J, agreeing with the trial judge, concluded that s2(1) was aimed at problems in the formation of contracts for sale of land, whereas an estoppel remedied unconscionability in the assertion of strict legal rights The recent High Court …

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