Philosophical Foundations of the Law of Unjust Enrichment

Robert Chambers is Professor of Law at University College, London. He is the author of Resulting Trusts (OUP, 1997) and is currently writing a volume in the Clarendon Law series on Trusts law.Charles Mitchell is Professor of Law at King's College, London. He is the author of The Law of Contribution and Reimbursement (OUP, 2003) and Subrogation, Law and Practcice (OUP, 2007), he is currently writing a practitioner text on the law of unjust enrichment for OUP.James Penner is Professor of Law at University College, London, specialising in the philosophy of property and private law. He is the author of The Idea of Property in Law (OUP, 1997) and The Law of Trusts (6th ed. OUP, 2008).

...the real strength of this book lies in the diversity of the analyses contained within, which will be of use to practitioners and academics alike as they attempt to chart the course of restitution and unjust enrichment in the years to come. Many of the papers have a comparative flavour, giving them an international relevance

• CONTENTS ; LIST OF CONTRIBUTORS ; TABLE OF CASES ; TABLE OF LEGISLATION ; PART I INTRODUCTION ; PART II NORMATIVE FOUNDATIONS ; PART III ENRICHMENT ; PART IV UNJUST ENRICHMENT AND PROPERTY ; PART V: REASONS FOR RESTITUTION