Principle

EQUITY AND TRUSTS — Laches and Acquiescence — Delay in Challenging Settlement — Effect on Right to Relief

Area of law
EQUITY AND TRUSTS
Court
Supreme Court

Equity requires diligence. Unreasonable delay in asserting rights may bar relief. A 16-year delay in challenging a settlement is unreasonable and fatal. The doctrine of laches applies. The party seeking equitable relief must act promptly. Delay may indicate abandonment of rights. The court will not…

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