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Proprietary estoppel is not a concept in American law, but a similar result is often reached under the general doctrine of promissory estoppel. Traditionally, proprietary estoppel arose in relation to rights to use the land of the owner, and possibly in connection with disputed transfers of ownership.
Tamanaha, Brian [Z.] (December 2012), "The History and Elements of the Rule of Law", Singapore Journal of Legal Studies: 232– 247, SSRN 2255262. Thio, Li-ann (December 2012), "Between Apology and Apogee, Autochthony: The 'Rule of Law' Beyond the Rules of Law in Singapore", Singapore Journal of Legal Studies: 269– 297, SSRN 2255266.
Estoppel forms part of the rules of equity, which were originally administered in the Chancery courts. Estoppel in English law is a doctrine that may be used in certain situations to prevent a person from relying upon certain rights, or upon a set of facts (e.g. words said or actions performed) which is different from an earlier set of facts.
The doctrine of direct estoppel prevents a party to litigation from relitigating an issue that was decided against that party. [1] Direct estoppel and collateral estoppel are part of the larger doctrine of issue preclusion. [2] Issue preclusion means that a party cannot litigate the same issue in a subsequent action. [3]
Legal jurisdictions which provide for apparent authority include the United States, the United Kingdom, Australia, Canada and South Africa.The doctrine of apparent authority is based on the concept of estoppel, thus, it prevents the principal from denying the existence of agency to a third party, provided that a representation, as to the agent's authority, has been made by him to the third ...
In Taw Cheng Kong, the respondent challenged his conviction for corruption on the ground that section 37 of the Prevention of Corruption Act, [21] which extends the effect of the Act to corrupt acts by Singapore citizens (but not non-citizens) occurring outside Singapore, discriminated against citizens and thus violated Article 12(1). The Court ...
Teo stood as a candidate for the Singapore Democratic Party in the 2011 general election.She is pictured here at a rally in Clementi on 28 April 2011.. On 21 May 1987, Teo Soh Lung, a lawyer, was detained under the Internal Security Act ("ISA") [1] of Singapore together with other persons for purported involvement in a conspiracy to overthrow the Government by force and replace it with a ...
Thirdly, as the doctrine is based on detrimental reliance, the agreement only concretized the death of the other party. Fourthly, one could apply the unconscionability rationale that unjust enrichment could only be complete when one party takes a benefit under the will of the other party.