Davies & anor v Davies [2014] EWCA Civ 568; [2016] WTLR 1175 CA

Proprietary Estoppel: Considering detriment

William Batstone examines the Court of Appeal decision in Davies v Davies [2016] ‘Detriment need not be quantifiable financial detriment, but it must be substantial and it must be weighed against any countervailing benefits.’ Tegwyn and Mary Davies have farmed in West Carmarthenshire since 1961 and they continue to do so now in their mid-seventies. …

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Proprietary Estoppel: One day all this will be yours

William Batstone examines Davies v Davies [2015], in which a farmer’s son secured the freehold of the farm that his father had encouraged him to make his life’s work by promises that it would eventually be his ‘If James had been made aware of his father’s wishes in 1999, when he was in his early …

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Equitable Interests: Showing an interest

Michael Gouriet and Jemma Thomas report on the basis in which an interest in property may be secured by proprietary estoppel ‘The detriment suffered need not be financial but must be substantial, and must be judged at the point when the person who gave the assurance seeks to renege on it.’ Establishing an equitable interest …

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