LLOYD DORIAN WILLIAMS v GERWYN LLOYD WILLIAMS & Ors.

LLOYD DORIAN WILLIAMS v GERWYN LLOYD WILLIAMS & Ors.

Neither Cefn Coed nor Crythan were partnership assets; there was no sufficient assurance or detriment to support Dorian's proprietary estoppel claim; the farms pass under the will and not to Dorian by operation of partnership or estoppel.

Parties
Claimant: Lloyd Dorian Williams; Defendant: Gerwyn Lloyd Williams; Defendant: Susan Elizabeth Ham; Defendant: Sara Llewellyn Jones; Defendant: John Alun Lloyd
Jurisdiction
England and Wales
Judgment Date
04 July 2022
Procedural Posture
Civil Property/probate / Judgment After Trial
Outcome
Claim dismissed
Legal Topics
Partnership Assets, Proprietary Estoppel, Wills and Succession, Beneficial Ownership, Dissolution of Partnership
Property Law Trusts and Estates Partnership Law Partnership Assets Proprietary Estoppel Wills and Succession Beneficial Ownership Dissolution of Partnership

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Parties

Lloyd Dorian Williams

Claimant

Gerwyn Lloyd Williams

Defendant

Susan Elizabeth Ham

Defendant

Sara Llewellyn Jones

Defendant

John Alun Lloyd

Defendant

Procedural Posture

Civil Property/probate / Judgment After Trial

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Whether Cefn Coed and Crythan farms are partnership assets
  2. 2 Whether proprietary estoppel entitles Dorian to the farms
  3. 3 Whether Gerwyn became a partner in the farming partnership

Ratio Decidendi

Neither Cefn Coed nor Crythan were partnership assets; there was no sufficient assurance or detriment to support Dorian's proprietary estoppel claim; the farms pass under the will and not to Dorian by operation of partnership or estoppel.

Court Disposition

Claim dismissed