FRJ stage

Proprietary Estoppel

Julie Annette Merryman v Alex Raymond Merryman & Ors [2024] EWFC 58 (B)

https://caselaw.nationalarchives.gov.uk/ewfc/b/2024/58 HHJ Baddeley. Four stepchildren intervene successfully in financial remedies case in respect of four farming properties. The judgment disposes of an application made by four children (‘the children’) to intervene in financial remedies proceedings between their father (‘H’) and their step-mother

Richard Winter & Anor v Philip Winter & Anor [2023] EWHC 2393 (Ch)

https://caselaw.nationalarchives.gov.uk/ewhc/ch/2023/2393 Zacaroli J. Claimants were two brothers, R and A, whose suit was against third brother, P, as executor of their father Albert’s estate, to challenge Albert’s 2015 Will, and the solicitors who drafted the Will. There were two bases

Steels v Steels [2023] EWHC 2985 (Ch)

https://www.bailii.org/ew/cases/EWHC/Ch/2023/2985.html Fancourt J as Vice-Chancellor of the County Palatine of Lancaster. Mother’s successful appeal against the finding that her son had a beneficial interest in her home arising from proprietary estoppel. The appellant (A) bought a new family home

Michael Spencer v Estate of John Spencer (Deceased) & Ors [2023] EWHC 2050 (Ch)

https://caselaw.nationalarchives.gov.uk/ewhc/ch/2023/2050 Rajah J. Proprietary estoppel case involving a farm including approach to detriment and remedy post-Guest. Applicant Michael Spencer farmed in partnership with his father, John Spencer, deceased, on land owned by John. John’s Will left all his freehold agricultural land

Hughes v Pritchard and Others [2023] EWHC 1382 (Ch)

https://caselaw.nationalarchives.gov.uk/ewhc/ch/2023/1382 HHJ Keyser KC. Propriety estoppel case. Cattle farmer Evan Hughes died leaving three children, the claimant Gareth Hughes, the defendant Carys Richards, and another child, Elfed, whose widow Gwen Hughes was the second defendant. The remaining defendants were Elfed and Gwen’

(1) Dixon (2) Dixon v The Crown Estate Commissioners [2022] EWHC 3256

https://www.bailii.org/ew/cases/EWHC/Ch/2022/3256.html Judge Hodge KC. The claimants sought vesting orders in respect of two properties, following the striking off and dissolution of the company (in which the claimants had previously been shareholders) which was the registered proprietor. The Crown disclaimed any

Guest v Guest [2022] UKSC 27

https://www.supremecourt.uk/cases/uksc-2020-0107.html Lord Briggs, Lady Arden, Lord Leggatt, Lord Stephens, Lady Rose. What is the proper approach to granting relief under the doctrine of proprietary estoppel? The claimant Andrew Guest had relied to his significant detriment on assurances made by his father with this mother’