Abstract
Comments on the Hong Kong Court of Final Appeal judgment in Cheung Lai Mui v Cheung Wai Shing on proprietary estoppel, land promised to family members, and work and expense undertaken in detrimental reliance on the asserted promise.
Cases cited
Cheung Lai Mui v Cheung Wai Shing [2021] HKCFA 19 (CFA (HK))
Thorner v Major [2009] UKHL 18; [2009] 1 W.L.R. 776; [2009] 3 WLUK 645 (HL)
Cases cited
Cheung Lai Mui v Cheung Wai Shing [2021] HKCFA 19 (CFA (HK))
Thorner v Major [2009] UKHL 18; [2009] 1 W.L.R. 776; [2009] 3 WLUK 645 (HL)
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 176-184 |
Journal | Trust Law International |
Volume | 35 |
Issue number | 3 |
Publication status | Published - 4 Nov 2021 |
Bibliographical note
This is the author's accepted manuscript. Please cite the final published version: Shaw-Mellors, A & Harper, P 2021, 'Fundamental Aspects of Promise-Based Proprietary Estoppel: Cheung Lai Mui v Cheung Wai Shing', Trust Law International, vol. 35, no. 3, pp. 176-184. https://uk.westlaw.com/Document/I88A565404D3C11EC817DBD69092E1A87/View/FullText.htmlKeywords
- Hong Kong
- Promises
- Proprietary estoppel