The law of restitution. /
Andrew Burrows
- 2nd ed.
- U.K: Butterworth, c2002.
- lix, 639p. 23cm.
includes index
Contents: Fundamental ideas -- Tracing and subrogation -- Mistake -- Ignorance -- Duress -- Undue influence -- Exploitation of weakness -- Legal compulsory discharge of another's legal liability -- Necessity -- Failure of consideration -- Incapacity as a ground for restitution -- Illegality as a ground for restitution -- Ultra vires demands by public authorities -- Restitution for wrongs -- Defences -- Miscellaneous issues: agency and the conflict of laws.