Lipkin Gorman v Karpnale Ltd
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lipkin-gorman-v-karpnale-ltd-257-10009478
title:
Lipkin Gorman v Karpnale Ltd
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Lipkin Gorman v Karpnale Ltd [1988] UKHL 12 is a foundational English unjust enrichment case. The House of Lords unanimously established that the basis of an action for money had and received is the principle of unjust enrichment, and that an award of restitution is subject to a defence of change of position. This secured unjust enrichment as the third pillar in English law of the law of obligations, along with contract and tort. It has been called a landmark decision. Although the case is most
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English case
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2024-01-21T14:11:35Z
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