Unjust Enrichment in South African Law

Unjust Enrichment in South African Law
Author: Helen Scott
Publisher: A&C Black
Total Pages: 384
Release: 2014-07-18
Genre: Law
ISBN: 1782251391

Conventional thinking teaches that the absence of liability - in particular contractual invalidity - is itself the reason for the restitution of transfers in the South African law of unjustified enrichment. However, this book argues that while the absence of a relationship of indebtedness is a necessary condition for restitution in such cases, it is not a sufficient condition. The book takes as its focus those instances in which the invalidity thesis is strongest, namely, those traditionally classified as instances of the condictio indebiti, the claim to recover undue transfers. It seeks to demonstrate that in all such instances it is necessary for the plaintiff to show not only the absence of his liability to transfer but also a specific reason for restitution, such as mistake, compulsion or incapacity. Furthermore, this book explores the reasons for the rise of unjust factors in South African law, attributing this development in part to the influence of the Roman-Dutch restitutio in integrum, an extraordinary, equitable remedy that has historically operated independently of the established enrichment remedies of the civilian tradition, and which even now remains imperfectly integrated into the substantive law of enrichment. Finally, the book seeks to defend in principled terms the mixed approach to enrichment by transfer (an approach based both on unjust factors and on the absence of a legal ground) which appears to characterise modern South African law. It advocates the rationalisation of the causes of action comprised within the condictio indebiti, many of which are subject to additional historically-determined requirements, in light of this mixed analysis.

Research Handbook on Unjust Enrichment and Restitution

Research Handbook on Unjust Enrichment and Restitution
Author: Elise Bant
Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing
Total Pages: 535
Release: 2020-07-31
Genre: Law
ISBN: 1788114264

This 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.

The German Law of Unjustified Enrichment and Restitution

The German Law of Unjustified Enrichment and Restitution
Author: Gerhard Dannemann
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Total Pages: 349
Release: 2009
Genre: Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN: 0199533113

Unjustified enrichment and restitution in German law. -- The wider comparative perspectives. -- Cases and statutes.

Unjustified Enrichment

Unjustified Enrichment
Author: D. P. Visser
Publisher:
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2008
Genre: Civil law
ISBN: 9780702176913

Helps to locate the law relevant to the specific problem that is being investigated - and to allow those who are not familiar with the subject to find their way into it.

Corrective Justice

Corrective Justice
Author: Ernest J. Weinrib
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Total Pages: 365
Release: 2012-09-20
Genre: Law
ISBN: 0199660646

Private law governs our most pervasive relationships: the wrongs we do one another, the contracts we make and break, and the property we own. This book analyses the deepest questions about the law's foundations, showing how a distinctive notion of justice, 'corrective justice', describes the special morality intrinsic to private law.

Disgorgement of Profits

Disgorgement of Profits
Author: Ewoud Hondius
Publisher: Springer
Total Pages: 517
Release: 2015-08-12
Genre: Law
ISBN: 3319187597

Disgorgement of profits is not exactly a household word in private law. Particularly in civil law jurisdictions – as opposed to those of the common law – the notion is not well known. What does it stand for? It is best illustrated by examples. One of the best known being the British case of Blake v Attorney General, [2001] 1 AC 268. In which a double spy had been imprisoned by the UK government before escaping and settling in the former Soviet Union. While there wrote a book on his experiences, upon which the UK government claimed the proceeds of the book. The House of Lords, as it then was, allowed the claim on the basis of Blake’s breach of his employment contract. Other examples are the infringement of intellectual property rights, where the damages of the owner are limited, but the profits of the wrongdoer immense. In such cases, the question arises whether the infringing party should be disgorged of his profits. This volume aims at establishing the notion of disgorgement of profits as a keyword in the discourse of private law. It does not purport to answer the question whether or not such damages should or should not be awarded. It does however aim to contribute to the discussion, the arguments in favour and against, and the organisation of the various actions.