A representation insufficiently precise to give rise to a contract does not necessarily fail to found a promissory estoppel; the representation is sufficiently clear if it is reasonable for the representee to have interpreted it in a particular way that it is clearly capable of bearing and upon which it is reasonable to rely. Where estoppel gives rise to an irrevocable licence rather than a proprietary interest, the appropriate relief is monetary compensation. A party who has not claimed relief as a plaintiff is not entitled to have relief granted through another party as a surrogate, though this was disputed (Hodgson JA dissenting).
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