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Book SynopsisThis comprehensive yet accessible Research Handbook offers an expert guide to the key concepts, principles and debates in the modern law of unjust enrichment and restitution.
Written by leading experts drawn from a wide range of common law, civilian and mixed jurisdictions, chapters cover the complex history, scope and philosophical foundations of the subject, its organisational structure, main liability principles, defences and remedies. Utilising a broad array of legal authority and academic commentary, contributors engage with the key concepts and debates in a way that offers a direct route into the field for new researchers, as well as a source of original thinking for those already familiar with the subject. Throughout, the learning of both civilian and common law legal systems is juxtaposed and integrated, offering useful comparative insights and lessons for the future development of this still young, but critically important field of law.
Engaging and thought provoking, the Research Handbook on Unjust Enrichment and Restitution will prove indispensable to academics and researchers in the field of private and commercial law. Judges and practitioners will also have much to gain from the clear presentation of authorities, principles and useful comparative perspectives.
Contributors include: E. Bant, K. Barker, K. Barnett, M. Bryan, A. Burrows, M. Chen-Wishart, H. Dagan, S. Degeling, J. Gordley, R. Grantham, R. Gregson, B. Häcker, L. Ho, D. Ibbetson, D. Klimchuk, T. Krebs, A. Kull, R. Leow, T. Liau, M. McInnes, C. Mitchell, C. Rotherham, H. Scott, G. Virgo, S. Watterson, E. Weinrib, C. Wonnell, T.H. Wu
Trade Review‘This is a superb volume which deserves a permanent place on the bookshelf alongside the existing unjust enrichment and restitution classics. This is sure to become a go-to source for many studying, teaching and researching these topics.’ -- William Day, Cambridge Law Journal
‘In the Handbook we have a major addition to the literature on unjust enrichment and restitution. Impressive in the reach of its coverage and the quality of the contributions, it enriches and inspires, and all scholars of unjust enrichment and restitution must give thanks to the editors for having done a splendid job.’ -- Daniel Visser, South African Law Journal
‘So many chapters spanning so much content result in a volume to which every anglophone private and commercial lawyer with more than a passing interest in the field will require access, hot on the heels of their leading practitioner-level texts on unjust enrichment and commercial remedies. The best thing about the book is that it provides quite a full one-stop-shop for head-on engagement with many persistent debates about a core private law concept.’ -- Mat Campbell, Edinburgh Law Review
‘I was delighted to receive a copy of the Research Handbook edited by Elise, Kit and Simone, and I very much enjoyed dipping into various parts and chapters of it before today. It is an excellent and welcome contribution, capturing the benefits of a coherent and well laid-out structure of textbook on unjust enrichment, while also providing in-depth analysis on particular topics which a textbook rarely has space or time to devote to.The area I particularly focused on was the Part relating to defences, toward the back of the book. They are, as Graham Virgo points out in his chapter, the Cinderella of Unjust Enrichment – often not the focus of interest by academics, more interested in the interstices of the cause of action. But defences are both vitally interesting and important areas for research and discussion.
The book contains three very thought-provoking and interesting contributions by Graham Virgo, Ross Grantham, and Thomas Krebs.’ -- Michael Rush QC, Queens Counsel at the Victorian Bar
'This impressive collection of chapters by leading private law scholars offers an ideal guide to the basic doctrine of this important branch of the law, to its history and to various controversies concerning its analytical structure and philosophical foundations. A consistently excellent and accessible treatment of this subject with all of its challenges and complexities on full display. It is unquestionably a major contribution to the literature of unjust enrichment and restitution.' --John D. McCamus, York University, Canada
'This book is exactly what a Research Handbook should be. It addresses an area of private law that continues to grow in importance worldwide. Many of the top scholars in the field are represented. The book also spans a variety of modern approaches to private law, including legal philosophy, economics and comparative law.' --Emily Sherwin, Cornell Law School, US
Table of ContentsTable of Contents 1. The Evolution of Unjust Enrichment Law. Theory and Practice. Elise Bant, Kit Barker and Simone Degeling Part I History and Comparative Insights 2. Development at Common Law David Ibbetson 3. Unjust Enrichment: A Comparative Perspective and a Critique James Gordley Part II: Taxonomy 4. Restitution and Unjust Enrichment Andrew Kull 5. Restitution for Wrongs Craig Rotherham 6. Unjust Enrichment and Contract Hang Wu Tang 7. Unjust Enrichment and Equity Lusina Ho 8. Comparative/Civilian perspectives Helen Scott Part III: Philosophical Foundations 9. The Corrective Justice of Liability for Unjust Enrichment Ernest J Weinrib 10. Unjust Enrichment and the Forms of Justice Dennis Klimchuk 11. A Law and Economics Perspective on Restitution Chris Wonnell 12. Autonomy, Relational Justice and the Law of Restitution Hanoch Dagan Part IV: Analytical Structure 13. Enrichment Mitchell McInnes 14. At the Claimant’s Expense Stephen Watterson 15. Unjust Factors versus Absence of Juristic Reason (Causa) Birke Häcker 16. Impaired Intention Unjust Factors? Mindy Chen-Wishart and Rory Gregson 17. Conditional Intention as an Unjust Factor Andrew Burrows 18. No Intention to Benefit Michael Bryan 19. Other Reasons for Restitution Charles Mitchell Part V: Defences 20. A Taxonomy of Defences in Restitution Graham Virgo 21. Change of Position-Based Defences Ross GranthamT.H. Wu 22. Disenrichment in German Law Thomas Krebs Part VI: Restitutionary Remedies 23. Restitution, Compensation and Disgorgement Katy Barnett 24. Proprietary Restitution Timothy Liau and Rachel Leow Index
