Estoppel – High Court of Australia outcome in Kramer v Stone – seminar by the Hon, Justice Fabian Gleeson, NSW Court of Appeal

What are the implications for counsel arguing proprietary estoppel cases of the High Court decision on 11 December 2024 in Kramer v Stone [2024] HCA 48?  

In this seminar, part of the Judge’s Series of talks again arranged by the Succession and Protective Law Committee, the Hon. Justice Fabian Gleeson will share his perspectives about the potential impact of Kramer v Stone. What encouragement might a claimant find from the reasons of the majority in Kramer to pursue a proprietary estoppel by encouragement claim? How does an encouragement claim differ from an estoppel by acquiescence? What challenges remain in estate litigation and more generally for barristers wishing to prosecute, or resist, estoppel by encouragement claims?

Ian Davidson SC will provide an introduction and Sarah Hill, a member of the Succession and Protective Law Committee, will Chair the session.