Whatever the position may have been before the High Court’s decision in Giumelli v Giumelli, it is now well-accepted that, in Australia, proprietary estoppel attracts the prima facie remedy of expectation relief. This paper asks why this remedial approach exists, and how it ought best to be understood. It notes that the ‘prima facie expectation relief’ position may either provide a strong or weak default position — in other words, courts have a choice either to depart from the prima facie position only where the remedy would be significantly disproportionate, or to take a more nuanced approach. Favoring the latter position, it discusses the principle- and policy-related reasons why this provides the best understanding of the remedial approach.

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澳大利亚专有禁止反言法中的“初步预期救济”方法

无论在高等法院在 Giumelli v Giumelli 案作出裁决之前的立场如何，现在人们普遍接受的是，在澳大利亚，专有禁止反言吸引了预期救济的初步补救措施。本文询问为什么存在这种补救方法，以及应该如何最好地理解它。它指出，“表面上的预期救济”立场可能会提供强或弱的默认立场——换言之，法院可以选择要么仅在救济显着不相称的情况下离开表面上的立场，要么采取更细致的方法。支持后一种立场，它讨论了与原则和政策相关的原因，为什么这提供了对补救方法的最佳理解。