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Benedetti v Sawiris

[2013] UKSC 50
JurisdictionUnited Kingdom
CourtUK Supreme Court
Year2013
StatusBinding authority

Key Principle

For unjust enrichment based on failure of consideration, the enrichment is valued objectively at the market value of the benefit conferred, not the subjective value to the recipient.

Area of Law

trusts

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