Materials comprised of a Paper and PowerPoint handout.

Presenter:

Sean McAnally, Barrister, FortyEight Shortland Barristers

Synopsis:

Since the 1990s, unjust enrichment has exploded on to our legal landscape. It has impacted our perception of longstanding causes of action such as money had and received and quantum meruit.  Yet, despite its emergence as a cause of action in the UK, its reception here has been mixed and has led to conceptual confusion. It is difficult to discern just what unjust enrichment is, what it does and how it affects claims such as money had and received.

With a focus on its practical application, such as in cases of misappropriated funds, in this Paper barrister Sean McAnally shares the results of his postgraduate investigation of unjust enrichment, offer his thoughts on its proper place and on how restitutionary claims should be approached.

These Materials will help you:

In respect of unjust enrichment and restitutionary claims such as money had and received:

• Acquire a better understanding of what they are – and are not.
• Benefit from looking into their practical application.
• Become updated on relevant case law and its influence.

Intended Audience: 

All lawyers who deal with restitutionary claims, at all levels of experience.