Understanding the claim of unjust enrichment

In this week’s article we discuss the claim of unjustified enrichment.

A claim of unjust enrichment is used to describe a situation wherein one party benefits at the other party’s expense, in circumstances where the law considers to be unjust.

Thus, a claim of unjust enrichment may be an appropriate basis of claim in a variety of scenarios, such as where money or property has been paid or transferred away by mistake.

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