James Edelman, a Justice of the Federal Court of Australia and Adjunct Professor at the University of Queensland, has previously been a Justice of the Supreme Court of Western Australia and Professor of the Law of Obligations at the University of Oxford.Elise Bant is Professor of Law at the University of Melbourne.

• Part I: The Action For Unjust Enrichment1. Introduction 2. The Nature of an Action Based on Unjust Enrichment 3. The Remedy of Restitution Part II: Elements of Unjust Enrichment4. The Enrichment Enquiry 5. At the Expense of the Plaintiff 6. The Unjust Enquiry 7. Negating Juristic Reasons Part III: The Unjust Factors8. Mistake 9. Duress or Illegitimate Pressure 10. Undue Influence 11. Failure of Consideration 12. No Intention to Benefit the Defendant 13. Policy-Based Reasons for Restitution Part IV: Defences14. Change of Position 15. Other Defences

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