Tendency of court to award the expectation in promise-based estoppel claim (Habberfield v Habberfield)

Barrister: Leslie Blohm QC
Source: LexisNexis
Summary: According to Leslie Blohm QC, this farming estoppel case illustrates that a judge has a wide discretion to craft an award that the Court of Appeal can only disturb on limited grounds – and that this is costly and uncertain litigation, which is best settled if at all possible.