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Restitution & Unjust Enrichment in English Law: Key Principles, Claims and Remedies

Unjust enrichment is a powerful remedy in English law allowing recovery where one party is enriched at another’s expense without legal justification. This guide by LEXLAW Solicitors explains how restitution claims arise in commercial, financial, and contractual disputes. We outline key legal principles, real-world examples, and common defences helping you understand your rights and take action.

Post date 5 August 2025
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Post categories In Banking Law, Bankruptcy, Breach of Contract, Case Law, Case Study, Chancery Division, Civil Litigation, Civil Procedure Rules, Commericial Contracts, Confidentiality, Contract, Contract for Difference, Contractual Dispute, Contractual duties, costs, County Court, Court of Appeal, Damages, Disclosure, High Court, Legal Fees, Litigation, Lloyds, Solicitors, Supreme Court, Unfair Relationship Claims
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High Court: Accountant’s report can be disclosed in litigation

For privilege to apply, there must be a lawyer (i.e. a solicitor or barrister) in the communication for legal advice privilege to apply. Legal advice privilege does NOT extend to other professionals such as accountants. Therefore, in disputes with HMRC for example, (potentially incriminating) communications with an accountant can be disclosed and are not privileged.

Post date 16 October 2020
Post author By Jaron Dosanjh
Post categories In Civil Litigation, Confidentiality, Disclosure, High Court, HMRC, Litigation, Litigation privilege, News, Taxation
Tags Accountants, Confidential communications, Confidentiality, Legal Advice Privilege, Litigation Privilege, Tax Disputes

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Litigation: Can Recorded Conversations be used as evidence in Court?

Conversations can easily be recorded by everyday devices, but can those recordings be deployed in litigation before the UK courts?

Post date 14 April 2020
Post author By Jaron Dosanjh
Post categories In Advice for Employers, Civil Litigation, Confidentiality, Disclosure, Intellectual Property, Litigation, Media, News, Pre-action Protocol
Tags Admissible evidence, Confidentiality, Disclosure, Evidence, UK Litigation

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Is an email confidential if I copy in a lawyer? Court of Appeal clarifies the scope of legal advice privilege

The Court of Appeal handed down a significant decision on 28 January 2020 in Civil Aviation Authority v R (on behalf of the application of Jet2.com Ltd) [2020]…

Post date 13 February 2020
Post author By Jaron Dosanjh
Post categories In Civil Litigation, Confidentiality, Court of Appeal, Disclosure, Judicial Review, Litigation, Media, Pre-action Protocol
Tags CAA v Jet2, Confidential communications, Emails with a Lawyer

Restitution & Unjust Enrichment in English Law: Key Principles, Claims and Remedies

High Court: Accountant’s report can be disclosed in litigation

Litigation: Can Recorded Conversations be used as evidence in Court?

Is an email confidential if I copy in a lawyer? Court of Appeal clarifies the scope of legal advice privilege

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