Estoppel and Illegal Contracts

Authors

  • Ben Kremer

Keywords:

In re Mahmood v Ispahai, illegality, Re Mahmood, doctrine of illegality, tort of deceit, competing policies, estoppel, availability

Abstract

Illegality is recognised as a difficult area of the law which sometimes produces harsh results. As few cases, however, seem extreme even by the standard of this field: innocent parties who have been tricked into illegal bargains and have transferred goods or paid money to rogues seem to end up with no recompense. The seeming injustice naturally spawn creative attempts to offset the perceived rigour of the doctrine of illegality and estoppel is frequently mentioned as a possible means to do this, though it is never explored more than cursorily. This paper attempts to outline the considerations relevant to estoppel in illegality and to sketch the bounds of its possible use, using the (relatively) familiar case of In re Mahmood v Ispahai to anchor the discussion. 

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Published

1999-12-01

How to Cite

Kremer, B. (1999). Estoppel and Illegal Contracts. Journal of Malaysian and Comparative Law, 26(2. Dec), 149–160. Retrieved from http://adum.um.edu.my/index.php/JMCL/article/view/16175