Journal Articles

Journal Articles

Pre-existing Legal Relationships in Promissory Estoppel Ought Not to Be Understood So Restrictively – By: Dr. Krish Maharaj

ByDr. Krish Maharaj, LLB/BCOM (Auckland), LLM (UBC), PhD (UBC)

  The requirements to raise a promissory estoppel are variously expressed, but a common element to all formulations is the need for a “pre-existing legal relationship” between the parties to the estoppel. What constitutes a “pre-existing legal relationship” is not well-defined, however, and within the scholarship and jurisprudence on promissory…