Central London Property Trust Ltd v High Trees House Ltd
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Central London Property Trust Ltd v High Trees House Ltd is a landmark 1947 English contract law case in which Lord Denning articulated the modern doctrine of promissory estoppel.
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
English contract law case
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landmark case ⓘ promissory estoppel case ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | High Trees case NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| areaOfLaw |
contract law
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equity ⓘ |
| citation | [1947] KB 130 ⓘ |
| considerationRuleInteraction | shows equitable limitation on strict consideration doctrine ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| court | King's Bench Division NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| courtLevel | first instance ⓘ |
| effectOnRights | prevents enforcement of full legal rights where inequitable to do so ⓘ |
| estoppelType | promissory estoppel ⓘ |
| factsSummary | Landlord agreed to reduce rent during wartime conditions and later sought to recover full rent for the wartime period ⓘ |
| frequentlyCitedIn |
cases on promissory estoppel
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textbooks on contract law ⓘ |
| geographicLocationOfProperty | London NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| holdingSummary | A clear promise intended to be binding, intended to be acted on, and in fact acted on, is binding so far as its terms properly apply ⓘ |
| influenced | development of promissory estoppel in English law ⓘ |
| involvedParty |
Central London Property Trust Ltd
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High Trees House Ltd NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| judge | Lord Denning NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | England and Wales ⓘ |
| keyConcept |
equitable estoppel
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reliance on a promise ⓘ suspension of strict legal rights ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| leadingOpinionBy | Denning J NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| legalDoctrineArticulated | promissory estoppel ⓘ |
| legalSignificance |
Foundational authority for modern English doctrine of promissory estoppel
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Illustrates that promissory estoppel operates as a shield not a sword ⓘ |
| legalSystem | common law ⓘ |
| principleEstablished | A promisor may be estopped from going back on a promise intended to be binding and relied upon, even without consideration ⓘ |
| promissoryEstoppelRequirement |
actual reliance by promisee
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clear and unequivocal promise ⓘ inequity in allowing promisor to resile ⓘ intention that promise be acted upon ⓘ |
| reporter | King's Bench reports NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subjectMatter | lease of a block of flats ⓘ |
| subsequentRentClaim | landlord allowed to claim full rent after wartime conditions ended ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfFacts | Second World War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| topic |
enforceability of gratuitous promises
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equitable remedies in contract law ⓘ variation of contractual obligations ⓘ |
| yearDecided | 1947 ⓘ |
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