Estoppel in English law
Estoppel by representation

Lord Justice Lewison, in his judgment as to the circumstances obtaining at the time of the withdrawal of employment tribunal (ET) proceedings did not draw the conclusion that the appellant, Dr Srivatsa, intended to concede the merits of his claim when withdrawing his ET action. In allowing the appeal of Dr Srivatsa against a prior judgement of a cause of action or issue estoppel, and in respectful disagreement with the judge of first instance, he said that the effect of that judge's decision was that, in the words of Mummery LJ in the case of Sajid v Sussex Muslim Society:
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