Bridging the Great Divide between Mistakes of Law and Fact in Restitution: Is the Bridge Safe to Cross?

Publication Type

Journal Article

Publication Date

1999

Abstract

On 29 October 1998, the House of Lords in Kleinwort Benson Ltd v Lincoln City Council, and other appeals . . . finally abrogated the rule barring recovery of payments made under a mistake of law in restitution in England. This article seeks to examine whether the Singapore courts should follow the English approach or whether the difficulties which were articulated by the minority in the House of Lords should stand in the way of such a development locally.

Discipline

Asian Studies | Commercial Law

Publication

Singapore Academy of Law Journal

Volume

11

Issue

2

First Page

321

Last Page

344

ISSN

0218-2009

Publisher

Singapore Academy of Law

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