Lowick Rose LLP v Swynson Ltd and another
Decision date: 11 April 2017
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Court: Court not available
Insurance classification confidence: high
Overall AI summary confidence: high
Short overview
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This case concerns competing claims arising from a refinancing which repaid an earlier loan and the question whether Mr Hunt or Swynson could recover from HMT by way of unjust enrichment, equitable subrogation or related doctrines. The material issue was whether HMT had been unjustly enriched (or otherwise liable) when the refinancing incidentally relieved HMT of liability; the court held the unjust enrichment claim failed because there was no defect in the transaction and, for the reasons given, allowed HMT’s appeal, finding that neither Mr Hunt nor Swynson had a maintainable claim against HMT.
Ratio decidendi
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Where an enrichment arises from a transaction in which the claimant received what he had bargained for and there is no defect in the transaction (including no relevant mistake that left the claimant short of his contractual expectation), that enrichment will not ordinarily be treated as unjust and will not give rise to a restitutionary claim against the beneficiary.
Obiter dicta
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No clear obiter dicta can safely be identified from the judgment.
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