Slade v Brose

• 1. Equity
  2. › Estoppel
  3. › Proprietary estoppel
  4. › Estoppel by encouragement
  5. › Representations as to future transfer of farming properties and partnership interests
  6. › Whether representations sufficiently clear
  7. › Whether reliance reasonable in family context
  8. › Whether detriment established by reference to foregone career opportunities
  9. › Whether change in circumstances rendered departure from representations not unconscionable
• 1. Equity
  2. › Estoppel
  3. › Proprietary estoppel
  4. › Conditional representations
  5. › Whether representations conditional on continuation of family relationship and partnership
  6. › Whether failure of conditions defeased reasonable expectations
  7. › Whether unilateral renunciation by representor engaged changed circumstances provision
• 1. Costs
  2. › Party and party costs
  3. › General rule that costs follow the event
  4. › Mixed outcome
  5. › Whether substantially successful party entitled to costs
  6. › Whether issues on which party unsuccessful were dominant or separable
  7. › Re-exercise of discretion on appeal
  8. › Civil Procedure Act 2005 (NSW), s 98
• 1. Appeal
  2. › Leave to appeal
  3. › Cross-appeal solely as to costs
  4. › Whether leave required
  5. › Standard for grant of leave
  6. › Reasonably clear injustice

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