Download This PaperThe Australian Law of Restitution: Has the High Court Lost its Way?
2009 Hearn Lecture, Melbourne; reprinted in Elise Bant and Matthew Harding (eds), Exploring Private Law (Cambridge University Press 2010) 67-85
28 Pages Posted: 18 Jun 2013
Date Written: 2009
Abstract
This essay was originally presented as the 2009 Hearn Lecture in Melbourne. It argues that, while a short time ago the High Court of Australia led the common law world in its enlightened and progressive approach to the newly- emerged law of restitution based on unjust enrichment, three more recent cases indicate that that is no longer so. The suggestion is that the High in this area has lost its way and needs to return to a correct track.
Keywords: restitution, unjust enrichment
Suggested Citation: Suggested Citation
Burrows, Andrew Stephen, The Australian Law of Restitution: Has the High Court Lost its Way? (2009). 2009 Hearn Lecture, Melbourne; reprinted in Elise Bant and Matthew Harding (eds), Exploring Private Law (Cambridge University Press 2010) 67-85, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=2280266 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.2280266
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