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Court of Appeal endorses ‘clean break solution’ in latest proprietary estoppel decision (Moore (by his litigation friend) v Moore and another)

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Published on: 12 December 2018
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  • What are the practical implications of this case?
  • What was the background?
  • What did the court decide?

Article summary

Property Disputes analysis: Peter Williams, partner, and Rachel O’Connor, associate, both at Michelmores, consider the Court of Appeal’s judgment in Moore v Moore and another—the latest in a series of cases concerning propriety estoppel.

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