The Law of Restitution http://www.fishpond.co.nz/Books/Law-of-Restitution-Andrew-Burrows/9780199296521

By Andrew Burrows

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Table of Contents

PART ONE - FUNDAMENTAL IDEAS ; 1. Introduction to unjust enrichment and restitution ; 2. Competing theories ; 3. Benefit ; 4. At the expense of the claimant ; 5. Unjust factors or absence of basis? ; 6. Tracing ; 7. Subrogation ; 8. Proprietary restitution ; PART TWO - UNJUST FACTORS ; 9. Mistake ; 10. Duress ; 11. Undue influence ; 12. Exploitation of weakness ; 13. Human incapacity ; 14. Failure of consideration I ; 15. Failure of consideration II ; 16. Ignorance ; 17. Legal compulsion: compulsory discharge of another's legal liability ; 18. Necessity ; 19. Illegality ; PART THREE - DEFENCES ; 21. Change of position, estoppel and the defence of agency ; 22. Other defences ; PART FOUR - RESTITUTION FOR WRONGS ; 23. Introduction to restitution for wrongs ; 24. Restitution for torts ; 25. Restitution for breach of contract ; 26. Restitution for equitable wrongs ; 27. Defences to restitution for wrongs ; PART FIVE - CONFLICT OF LAWS ; 28. The conflict of laws

About the Author

Andrew Burrows FBA, QC (hon) is Norton Rose Professor of Commercial Law at the University of Oxford, and a Fellow of St. Hugh's College. He is also a Barrister and Honorary Bencher of Middle Temple, and Honorary Director of the Oxford Law Foundation. He was formerly Law Commissioner for England and Wales 1994-1999.

Reviews

...this new edition of The Law of Restitution is, without doubt, a wonderful account of this important and fascinating area of law. The Student Law Journal If you are interested in the law of restitution and unjust enrichment, you should add Professor Burrows' The Law of Restitution to your library. It is a thoroughly thought provoking and engaging text. The Student Law Journal