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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| Label | Occurrences |
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| Central London Property Trust Ltd v High Trees House Ltd canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Central London Property Trust Ltd v High Trees House Ltd Context triple: [Lord Denning, notableWork, Central London Property Trust Ltd v High Trees House Ltd]
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A.
Borgarting Court of Appeal
The Borgarting Court of Appeal is one of Norway’s regional appellate courts, handling appeals in both civil and criminal cases from lower courts within its jurisdiction.
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Hall Court
Hall Court is one of the main quadrangles of Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge, around which several of the college’s historic buildings and facilities are arranged.
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C.
Stone Court
The Stone Court refers to the era of the United States Supreme Court (1941–1946) led by Chief Justice Harlan F. Stone, noted for its decisions on civil liberties, wartime powers, and economic regulation.
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D.
Commerce Court
Commerce Court is a prominent office complex and financial hub in downtown Toronto that houses major banking and commercial institutions.
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Colet Court
Colet Court was the former name of St Paul’s Juniors, the junior division of St Paul’s School in London.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Central London Property Trust Ltd v High Trees House Ltd Target entity description: 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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A.
Borgarting Court of Appeal
The Borgarting Court of Appeal is one of Norway’s regional appellate courts, handling appeals in both civil and criminal cases from lower courts within its jurisdiction.
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B.
Hall Court
Hall Court is one of the main quadrangles of Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge, around which several of the college’s historic buildings and facilities are arranged.
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C.
Stone Court
The Stone Court refers to the era of the United States Supreme Court (1941–1946) led by Chief Justice Harlan F. Stone, noted for its decisions on civil liberties, wartime powers, and economic regulation.
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D.
Commerce Court
Commerce Court is a prominent office complex and financial hub in downtown Toronto that houses major banking and commercial institutions.
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E.
Colet Court
Colet Court was the former name of St Paul’s Juniors, the junior division of St Paul’s School in London.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
English contract law case
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landmark case ⓘ promissory estoppel case ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | High Trees case ⓘ |
| 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
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linked to:
Court of King’s Bench
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| 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
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linked to:
London, England
|
| 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 ⓘ |
| judge | Lord Denning ⓘ |
| 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 ⓘ |
| 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
ⓘ
linked to:
King’s Bench
|
| subjectMatter | lease of a block of flats ⓘ |
| subsequentRentClaim | landlord allowed to claim full rent after wartime conditions ended ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfFacts |
Second World War
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linked to:
World War II
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| topic |
enforceability of gratuitous promises
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equitable remedies in contract law ⓘ variation of contractual obligations ⓘ |
| yearDecided | 1947 ⓘ |
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