Breach of Contract Law
Estoppel
A legal principle preventing a person from denying or going back on a fact or position they have previously represented as true, if another party relied on it to their detriment.
Estoppel is meant to prevent unfairness — if one party made a clear representation and another party reasonably relied on it and acted accordingly, the first party generally cannot later deny that representation to the other's disadvantage.
It commonly arises as a defence in contract and property disputes, where a party's own prior conduct or statements are used against them.
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