Fundamental Aspects of Promise-Based Proprietary Estoppel: Cheung Lai Mui v Cheung Wai Shing

Adam Shaw-Mellors; Philippa Harper

Fundamental Aspects of Promise-Based Proprietary Estoppel: Cheung Lai Mui v Cheung Wai Shing

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Abstract

Comments on the Hong Kong Court of Final Appeal judgment in Cheung Lai Mui v Cheung Wai Shing on proprietary estoppel, land promised to family members, and work and expense undertaken in detrimental reliance on the asserted promise.

Cases cited
Cheung Lai Mui v Cheung Wai Shing [2021] HKCFA 19 (CFA (HK))
Thorner v Major [2009] UKHL 18; [2009] 1 W.L.R. 776; [2009] 3 WLUK 645 (HL)

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	176-184
Journal	Trust Law International
Volume	35
Issue number	3
Publication status	Published - 4 Nov 2021

Bibliographical note

This is the author's accepted manuscript. Please cite the final published version: Shaw-Mellors, A & Harper, P 2021, 'Fundamental Aspects of Promise-Based Proprietary Estoppel: Cheung Lai Mui v Cheung Wai Shing', Trust Law International, vol. 35, no. 3, pp. 176-184. https://uk.westlaw.com/Document/I88A565404D3C11EC817DBD69092E1A87/View/FullText.html

Keywords

Hong Kong
Promises
Proprietary estoppel

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This is the author's accepted manuscript. Please cite the final published version: Shaw-Mellors, A & Harper, P 2021, 'Fundamental Aspects of Promise-Based Proprietary Estoppel: Cheung Lai Mui v Cheung Wai Shing', Trust Law International, vol. 35, no. 3, pp. 176-184. https://uk.westlaw.com/Document/I88A565404D3C11EC817DBD69092E1A87/View/FullText.html
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Fundamental Aspects of Promise-Based Proprietary Estoppel: Cheung Lai Mui v Cheung Wai Shing

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