Landmark Cases in the Law of Restitution
.jpeg) | |
| Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing |
|---|---|
Publication date | 18 April 2006 |
| ISBN | 978-1-84113-588-5 |
Landmark Cases in the Law of Restitution (2006) is a book edited by Charles Mitchell and Paul Mitchell, which outlines the key cases in English unjust enrichment law and restitution.
Content
The cases discussed are,
- Lampleigh v Brathwait (1615)
- Moses v Macferlan (1760)
- Taylor v Plumer (1815)
- Planche v Colburn (1831)
- Marsh v Keating (1834)
- Erlanger v New Sombrero Phosphate Co (1878)
- Phillips v Homfray (1883)
- Allcard v Skinner (1887)
- Sinclair v Brougham (1914)
- Fibrosa Spolka Akcyjna v Fairbairn Lawson Coombe Barbour Ltd (1942)
- Re Diplock (1948)
- Solle v Butcher (1950)
Reception
Corpus Christi College, Oxford lecturer Tariq A. Baloch wrote in King's Law Journal, "These essays should be read not just by legal historians or restitution lawyers but also those interested in the workings of the common law generally."[1] University of Alberta law professor Mitchell McInnes called the book "a well-told tale of human drama and legal development".[2]
Peter Millett reviewed the book in Law Quarterly Review.[3] David Capper reviewed the book in Restitution Law Review.[4]
See also
- Landmark case
- Restitution in English law
- Landmark Cases in the Law of Contract (2008) by Charles Mitchell and Paul Mitchell
- Landmark Cases in the Law of Tort (2010) by Charles Mitchell and Paul Mitchell
- Landmark Cases in Family Law (2011) by Stephen Gilmore, Jonathan Herring and Rebecca Probert
- Landmark Cases in Equity (2012) by Charles Mitchell and Paul Mitchell (6 Jul 2012)
- Landmark Cases in Land Law (2013) by Nigel Gravells
References
- ^ Baloch, Tariq A. (February 2007). "Landmark Cases in the Law of Restitution". King's Law Journal. 18 (1): 187–195. EBSCOhost 56645256.
- ^ McInnes, Mitchell (December 2006). "Landmark Cases in the Law of Restitution". Canadian Business Law Journal. 44 (2): 318–324. ISSN 0319-3322. EBSCOhost 23593173. Retrieved 2026-02-16 – via HeinOnline.
- ^ Millett, Peter (January 2007). "Landmark Cases in the Law of Restitution". Law Quarterly Review. 123 (1): 159–165. EBSCOhost 23564468.
- ^ Capper, David (2007). "Landmark Cases in the Law of Restitution". Restitution Law Review. 15: 242–245. ISSN 1351-170X. EBSCOhost 502539095.