Proprietary estoppel - would we be better off without it?

The academic criticisms of Guest v Guest1 have overlooked important historical detail which the authors consider assists with proposing different solutions to remedies in proprietary estoppel claims. The French civil code does not provide a remedy in a case with facts like those in Guest. A comparative analysis with French jurisprudence is undertaken to assist further in proposing a fresh approach to remedies in such claims. The article considers whether we would be better off in England and Wales without the doctrine, unless the criticisms of Guest
are addressed satisfactorily