estoppel-elv

főnév

partial

estoppel

noun

Comparative law notes

Hungary

The principle of estoppel cannot be translated into Hungarian. However, it technically means the same as three different principles that can be found in the continental systems. These are "promise", "bona fide procedure" and the principle of "non venire contra factum proprium".

Definitions of estoppel

English

a principle that prevents someone from making actions, statements or promises that are the opposite of what that person has earlier said, promised or otherwise implied (=suggested without saying it directly) or done, or that go against a finding of a court of law, especially when this would result in loss or harm to another person

To establish estoppel, the plaintiff must show that she was, in some manner, misled by the acts or statements of the defendant.