Literature review: Pinnel's Case was criticized of its unfairness judgment because Pinnel could go back on his promise that he had made to Cole. There were 4 main criticisms responded to this rule which were stated by Hickling. The first criticism is that "The Rule Of Pinnel's Case" is a dictum. However, it had been used for 200 to 300 years until Dening J developed the promissory estoppel. Next, it is also criticized as it illegally extended the …showed first 75 words of 2519 total…

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