Estoppel

Estoppel is a judicial device in common law legal systems whereby a court may prevent or "estop" a person from making assertions or from going back on their word; the person so prevented is said to be "estopped".^[1]^[2]^[3] Estoppel may prevent someone from bringing a particular claim. Legal doctrines of estoppel are based in both common law and equity.^[4]^[5] Estoppel is also a concept in international law.^[6]

^ "Estoppel". Wex. Cornell Law School. Retrieved 16 October 2021.
^ Black's Law Dictionary defines estoppel as a "bar or impediment raised by the law, which precludes a man from alleging or from denying a certain fact or state of facts, in consequence of his previous allegation or denial or conduct or admission, or in consequence of a final adjudication of the matter in a court of law".
^ "Estoppel". Black's Law Dictionary. 9 November 2011. Archived from the original on 13 December 2015. Retrieved 18 December 2015.
^ See Jorden v Money [1854] 10 ER 868
^ "Jorden, And Louisa, His Wife v Money: HL 30 Jul 1854". 23 July 2022. Retrieved 4 April 2023.
^ T. Cotter, H. P. Müller, "Estoppel" in Max Planck encyclopedia of Public International Law, April 2007.

[1] "Estoppel". Wex. Cornell Law School. Retrieved 16 October 2021.

[2] Black's Law Dictionary defines estoppel as a "bar or impediment raised by the law, which precludes a man from alleging or from denying a certain fact or state of facts, in consequence of his previous allegation or denial or conduct or admission, or in consequence of a final adjudication of the matter in a court of law".

[3] "Estoppel". Black's Law Dictionary. 9 November 2011. Archived from the original on 13 December 2015. Retrieved 18 December 2015.

[4] See Jorden v Money [1854] 10 ER 868

[5] "Jorden, And Louisa, His Wife v Money: HL 30 Jul 1854". 23 July 2022. Retrieved 4 April 2023.

[6] T. Cotter, H. P. Müller, "Estoppel" in Max Planck encyclopedia of Public International Law, April 2007.

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