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Spencer v. Estate of J M Spencer [2023] EWHC 2050 (Ch)

Recollections of promises are sufficient to establish proprietary estoppel; and where there is reliance, the benefits of remaining and working on a farm do not preclude detriment – ‘the detriment is in the giving up of an opportunity to take a different course in life’: https://caselaw.nationalarchives.gov.uk/ewhc/ch/2023/2050