The Law of Restitution

3. Auflage 2010
ISBN: 978-0-19-929652-1
Verlag: Oxford University Press

Buch, Englisch, 790 Seiten, Format (B × H): 194 mm x 247 mm, Gewicht: 1439 g

Andrew Burrows continues to provide an authoritative account of the law of restitution in the third edition of this highly-praised textbook. Fully revised and updated, this edition includes a wealth of new cases and academic thinking in addition to thorough examination of the subject as a whole. As with previous editions, the author's expert analysis and clarity of style will be invaluable to students and practitioners with an interest in this area of law.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Burrows, Andrew

Fachgebiete

• Rechtswissenschaften Bürgerliches Recht
• Rechtswissenschaften Allgemeines Verfahrens-, Zivilprozess- und Insolvenzrecht Zivilprozessrecht

Inhaltsverzeichnis

- 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

- 1920: IllegalityPublic authority ultra vires exaction and payment

- 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

Über Autor(innen)

Andrew Burrows FBA, QC (hon) is Professor of the Law of England at the University of Oxford and a Fellow of All Souls 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.