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The law of restitution may loosely be described as the law dealing with the principle against the unjust enrichment of the defendant at the expense of the plaintiff. There is much in the historical common law and principles of equity where unjust enrichment has been or could have been the justificatory explanation.
The meaning of RESTITUTION is an act of restoring or a condition of being restored. How to use restitution in a sentence.
This book introduces readers to the central concepts and controversies in the law of restitution, focusing on unjust enrichment and restitution for wrongs as organising themes. Leading decisions in Singapore and other Commonwealth jurisdictions are used to explain the fundamental concepts in the law of restitution.
Professor Tang takes the reader through a whirlwind tour of the structure of the meta-area of restitution in his introduction, dividing the subject (for the purpose of this book) into restitution for unjust enrichment and restitution for wrongs.
Feb 6, 2015 · Restitution defined and explained with examples. Restitution is payment made to someone to compensate them for damages or loss, often ordered by the court.
RESTITUTION definition: 1. the return of objects that were stolen or lost: 2. payment made for damage or loss: 3. the…. Learn more.
Judicial and legislative developments in other countries had prompted the Singapore Academy of Law’s Law Reform Committee to recommend the abolition of this common law rule (see Paper on Reforms to the Law of Restitution on Mistakes of Law (9 April 2001), available on LawNet’s ‘Free Resources and References’ at http://www.lawnet.com.
law of restitution has a role in the regulation of commercial life, even as contract continues to be the primary regulator. For this reason, the continued development and clarification of the principles of restitution under Singapore law is an important project. II. Pleading a claim in unjust enrichment
prietary restitution is based on unjust enrichment or vindication of property rights; and (iv) whether unjust enrichment operates on an ‘unjust factors’ or ‘absence of basis’ approach.
This book introduces readers to the central concepts and controversies in the law of restitution, focusing on unjust enrichment and restitution for wrongs as organising themes. Leading decisions in Singapore and other Commonwealth jurisdictions are used to explain the fundamental concepts in the law of restitution.
