“…A 12; 398 ALR 658 which was provided to her following the hearing, provided any real support for the defendants’ argument. She also considered Fisher v Brooker [2009] 1 WLR 1764, a decision of the House of Lords that considered the defences of laches and acquiescence in the context of proprietary estoppel, concluding at [330] that it r…”
“…“In Fisher v Brooker[2009] UKHL 4; [2009] 1 WLR 1764 Lord Neuberger described laches as “an equitable doctrine, under which delay can bar a claim to equitable relief”. He went on to hold that, whilst it was not a…”
“…ally require some detrimental reliance on the delay (such as a change of position). Delay on its own is unlikely to be enough: Fisher v Brooker [2009] UKHL 41, [2009] 1 WLR 1764 at [64].…”