Halsbury's Laws of Canada – Equitable Remedies (2020 Reissue) / Estoppel (2020 Reissue)

Maurice Coombs, B.Sc., LL.B., LL.M., is a former partner at Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP and was a Senior Member of the firm’s Research Group until his retirement at the end of December 2004. Until January of 1998, he was Chair of the firm’s Research Group, a post he held for more than 15 years. His research practice at Osler was concentrated in corporate and commercial law, trust law, partnerships, institutional investment law, conflicts of laws and similar matters. In his practice he worked extensively for various public- and private-sector pension funds, as well as major investment houses, structuring product for institutional investment purposes. He also undertook consulting roles with federal and provincial authorities on various legislative initiatives. Maurice has also lectured at and written papers for legal and professional programs held by a variety of organizations. In his earlier years, Maurice worked for approximately five years as a research assistant at the Ontario Law Reform Commission. In 1972, he left the Commission and joined Bertha Wilson at Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt in her research practice. Since his retirement from Osler, Maurice has undertaken a series of freelance and contract research projects and has authored, co-authored or contributed to various LexisNexis Canada publications, including the Agency, Bills of Exchange, Bankruptcy and Insolvency, Equitable Remedies, Partnerships and Real Property titles for Halsbury’s Laws of Canada.

Bruce MacDougall, B.A. (Hons.) (Acadia), B.C.L. and M.A. (Oxon.), LL.B. (Dal.), is Professor of Law at the University of British Columbia, and Chair of the Judicial Council of the Tsawwassen First Nation. He has three decades’ experience teaching courses in contract and commercial law in both the common law jurisdictions of Canada and in Québec. He has also taught these courses in the United States, England and Thailand. A Rhodes Scholar and former lawyer in Ontario and British Columbia, he is actively involved in continuing legal education programs and has won the teaching excellence award at UBC. He has also participated in law reform projects on commercial law in British Columbia. His publications include Estoppel, Mistake in Contracting and Misrepresentation (all treatises published by LexisNexis Canada) as well as the Estoppel title for Halsbury’s Laws of Canada.