The principles of the law of restitution /
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Published: |
Oxford University Press,
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Publisher Address: | Oxford, UK : |
Publication Dates: | 2015. |
Literature type: | Book |
Language: | English |
Edition: | Third edition. |
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Carrier Form: | xlii, 772 pages ; 25 cm |
Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages [745]-759) and index. |
ISBN: |
9780198726395 0198726392 9780198726388 0198726384 |
Index Number: | KD1924 |
CLC: | D956.13 |
Call Number: | D956.13/V817/3rd ed. |
Contents: | The essence of restitution -- Themes and controversies -- The principle of unjust enrichment -- Enrichment -- At the expense of the claimant -- Principles underlying the recognition of the grounds of restitution -- Ignorance -- Mistake -- Compulsion -- Exploitation -- Necessity -- Failure of consideration -- Incapacity -- Restitution from public authorities -- General principles 5 -- Restitution for torts -- Restitution for breach of contract -- Restitution for equitable wrongdoing -- Criminal offences -- Establishing proprietary restitutionary claims -- Restitutionary claims and remedies to vindicate property rights -- The defence of bona fide purchase -- Fundamental principles and general bars -- Defences arising from changes in the defendant's circumstances -- Passing on and mitigation of loss -- Illegality -- Incapacity -- Limitation periods and laches. |