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 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, pension investment law, partnerships, conflicts of laws and similar matters. 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, after graduating from law school, 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 Halsbury’s Laws of Canada – Agency, Bills of Exchange, Banking and Finance, Bankruptcy and Insolvency, Equitable Remedies, Partnerships and Real Property.

Bruce MacDougall, B.A. (Hons.) (Acadia), B.A. (Juris.), LL.B. (Dal.), B.C.L., M.A. (Oxon.), is Professor of Law and Associate Dean of Academic Affairs at the Peter A. Allard School of Law at the University of British Columbia. For over three decades, he has taught courses in contract and commercial law in Canada, the United States, Thailand and England. A Rhodes Scholar and former lawyer in Ontario and British Columbia, Bruce is actively involved in continuing legal education programs and has been recognized with the teaching excellence award at the University of British Columbia. Bruce is Chair of the Judicial Council of the Tsawwassen First Nation and has participated in law reform projects on commercial law in British Columbia.

His publications include Estoppel, Mistake in Contracting and Misrepresentation (treatises published by LexisNexis Canada); Introduction to Contracts; Canadian Personal Property Security Law; and the Estoppel and Personal Property and Secured Transactions titles for Halsbury’s Laws of Canada.