Restitution

In recent times, the Court of Appeal has handed down significant landmark decisions in the law of contracts and torts. It is timely that it should finally turn its attention to a long-orphaned and until recently much-neglected part of the laow of obligations: restitution and unjust enrichment. The y...

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Main Authors: YIP, Man, YEO, Tiong Min
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Language:English
Published: Institutional Knowledge at Singapore Management University 2014
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Online Access:https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/sol_research/1670
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Institution: Singapore Management University
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Summary:In recent times, the Court of Appeal has handed down significant landmark decisions in the law of contracts and torts. It is timely that it should finally turn its attention to a long-orphaned and until recently much-neglected part of the laow of obligations: restitution and unjust enrichment. The year under review was highly significant and impactful in this respect. The Court of Appeal in three cases examined some fundamental questions relating to the law of restitution, including the relationship between restitution and unjust renrichments, unjust enrichment and quitable wrongs, and personal and proprietary claims.