Davies v Davies – the Cowshed Cinderella and the clock strikes 12

Leslie Blohm QC speaks at St John’s Chambers’ Contentious Probate Update. It may make a significant difference whether a disappointed beneficiary who makes a claim based on proprietary estoppel receives what he has been promised, or compensation for his loss in reliance on the promises made. The Court of Appeal has recently visited this topic in Davies v Davies [2016] EWCA Civ 643 (the case’s second trip up to that Court). Leslie, who appeared for Eirian Davies, discusses whether the waters have been muddied or clarified; and how such claims should be approached in future.