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Investment Trust Companies v Revenue and Customs Commissioners

[2017] UKSC 29
JurisdictionUnited Kingdom
Year2017
Statusunclear

Key Principle

Lord Reed clarified the unjust enrichment framework: the 'at the expense of' requirement means a direct transfer of value, and the unjust factor must be established (absence of basis is not the English approach).

Area of Law

trusts

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