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Leading Case
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David Securities Pty Ltd v Commonwealth Bank of Australia
[1992] HCA 48; (1992) 175 CLR 353
Key Principle
Money paid under a causative mistake of law is prima facie recoverable in restitution on the same basis as money paid under a mistake of fact; the former bar on recovery for mistake of law is not part of Australian law, subject to the defence of change of position.
Area of Law
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