Tag: restitution

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14 February 2023

Supreme Court finds no entitlement to payment in circumstances not addressed by express contractual terms   

The Supreme Court has, by a majority, allowed an appeal against a Court of Appeal judgment (considered here) that granted an award for unjust enrichment …
12 January 2021

Supreme Court changes law on when time starts to run for limitation purposes in a claim to recover money paid under a mistake of law

In the latest decision in the long-running Franked Investment Income (“FII”) Group Litigation, the Supreme Court has held that, for a claim to recover …
14 May 2020

Unjust enrichment: High Court finds claimant entitled to restitution of the value of services provided in anticipation of a contract

The High Court has held that a supplier of soft toys was entitled to restitution of the value of the services it had provided to a toy designer, in …
14 July 2015

Court of Appeal restricts scope for a defendant to reduce its liability for unjust enrichment based on the subjective value of its enrichment

The Court of Appeal has provided guidance on how to value a defendant's benefit in a claim for unjust enrichment: Littlewoods Limited and others v The …