The prevention of unjust enrichment as an independent legal principle, capable of founding causes of action, gained currency as an independent branch of the common law in England and Singapore only as recently as in the 1990s. Since then, the law of restitution has become an important feature of commercial law, and the Singapore courts have in recent times considered unjust enrichment/restitution claims in many decisions.
Mastery of the key concepts underlying the law of restitution will therefore be of great value to legal professionals engaged in a variety of domains of commercial law. This Primer Series on the law of restitution, taught by a leading expert in this area of law, will be of particular interest to litigation lawyers and in-house counsel, especially those from banks and financial institutions who encounter claims in unjust enrichment that affect their clients or companies.
This series of seminars will introduce participants to the central concepts and disputes in the law of restitution, focussing on unjust enrichment as the organising theme. The topics covered in the series will include the following:
- The elements of a cause of action in unjust enrichment.
- Unjust factors such as mistake and failure of consideration.
- Defences to a claim in unjust enrichment.
Seminar 1: Introduction to the Law of Unjust Enrichment
- The concept of unjust enrichment and its basic requirements
- Basic requirements: enrichment and at the plaintiff’s expense & change of position as a defence
Seminar 2: Main Unjust Factors
- Mistake
- Failure of Consideration
SPEAKER
Tang Hang Wu is a Professor at the Yong Pung How School of Law, Singapore Management University. His research interests include land law, restitution, equity, trusts, charity and non-profit law. Hang Wu has published widely including The Principles of the Law of Restitution in Singapore. His work has been relied on by all levels of the Singapore courts, Federal Court of Malaysia, the Royal Court of Jersey, the Caribbean Court of Appeal and Manitoba Court of Appeal. He is frequently instructed by law firms to act as Counsel before the Singapore courts and has advised high-net-worth individuals, banks, trustees, the U.S Department of Justice and international law firms on complex property and trust issues.
FEES
a. Registration Fee
Registration fee of S$214* (inclusive of GST) applies.
b. Group Registration
Registration fee of S$192.60* (inclusive of GST) applies if there are at least 10 participants from the same organisation.
c. SMU Alumni (LLB / JD / LLM graduates)
Registration fee of S$192.60* (inclusive of GST) applies for SMU LLB / JD / LLM Alumni
*Please note that there will be no refund of any fees should the participant cancel the registration/ fail to attend the event. However, registration is transferable. Notice of any change in participant should be sent to the Academy via email: smulawacademy [at] smu.edu.sg, by 30 July 2021.
SMU Law Academy reserves the right to cancel or postpone any event. In such case, we will arrange for the refund of fees paid.
