Publication Type
Journal Article
Version
publishedVersion
Publication Date
4-2018
Abstract
This article contrasts two approaches to the development of the law of unjust enrichment in Malaysia and Singapore, as evidenced by recent case law. While the Malaysian Federal Court has taken the bold step of steering Malaysian common law into the somewhat uncharted territory of "absence of basis" as a general justification for claims to reverse unjust enrichment, the Singapore Court of Appeal has been more cautious in taking incremental steps to build on the "unjust factor" approach.
Keywords
unjust enrichment, restitution, asia-pacific
Discipline
Legislation
Research Areas
Private Law
Publication
Restitution Law Review
Volume
25
First Page
152
Last Page
166
ISSN
1351-170X
Publisher
Mansfield Press
Citation
YEO, Tiong Min.
Unjust enrichment: Revolution and evolution in the Asia-Pacific. (2018). Restitution Law Review. 25, 152-166.
Available at: https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/sol_research/2912
Copyright Owner and License
Yeo Tiong Min
Creative Commons License
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