Mistake of law and mistake of fact in English law of restitution

2014
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article
1
dc.abstract.enThe paper discusses the history of the English law doctrine according to which the mistake of law (error iuris) is a bar for restitution. The author seeks to analyze the premises of mistake that led to recovery of the payment. Since the adjudication of the leading case Bilbie v. Lumley (1802) it was settled by the courts that he who had paid while operating under mistake of fact could demand restitution. On the other hand the one who acted under mistake of law could not. Over the last two centuries, until the ground-breaking decision in Kleinwort Benson Ltd v. Lincoln City Council (1999), the distinction into mistake of law and mistake of fact was very important in cases of undue payment. The author ventures whether there are any foundations for the promotion of the thesis that the aforementioned distinction might be an example of the reception of continental doctrines by the English legal system.pl
dc.affiliationWydział Prawa i Administracji : Katedra Powszechnej Historii Państwa i Prawapl
dc.contributor.authorHalberda, Jan - 162111 pl
dc.date.accessioned2015-04-14T12:37:38Z
dc.date.available2015-04-14T12:37:38Z
dc.date.created2014pl
dc.date.issued2014pl
dc.description.number3-4pl
dc.description.physical261-283pl
dc.description.points15pl
dc.description.publication1,5pl
dc.description.volume82pl
dc.identifier.doi10.1163/15718190-08234p03pl
dc.identifier.eissn1571-8190pl
dc.identifier.issn0040-7585pl
dc.identifier.urihttp://ruj.uj.edu.pl/xmlui/handle/item/4986
dc.languageengpl
dc.language.containerengpl
dc.participationHalberda, Jan: 100%;pl
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dc.subject.enerror iurispl
dc.subject.enmistake of lawpl
dc.subject.enrestitutionpl
dc.subject.enunjust enrichmentpl
dc.subject.enlaw of obligationspl
dc.subject.encommon lawpl
dc.subject.enlegal historypl
dc.subject.plerror iurispl
dc.subject.plbłąd co do prawapl
dc.subject.plbezpodstawne wzbogaceniepl
dc.subject.plprawo zobowiązańpl
dc.subject.plcommon lawpl
dc.subject.plhistoria prawapl
dc.subtypeArticlepl
dc.titleMistake of law and mistake of fact in English law of restitutionpl
dc.title.journalTijdschrift voor Rechtsgeschiedenis = Revue d'Histoire du Droit = The Legal History Reviewpl
dc.typeJournalArticlepl
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dc.abstract.enpl
The paper discusses the history of the English law doctrine according to which the mistake of law (error iuris) is a bar for restitution. The author seeks to analyze the premises of mistake that led to recovery of the payment. Since the adjudication of the leading case Bilbie v. Lumley (1802) it was settled by the courts that he who had paid while operating under mistake of fact could demand restitution. On the other hand the one who acted under mistake of law could not. Over the last two centuries, until the ground-breaking decision in Kleinwort Benson Ltd v. Lincoln City Council (1999), the distinction into mistake of law and mistake of fact was very important in cases of undue payment. The author ventures whether there are any foundations for the promotion of the thesis that the aforementioned distinction might be an example of the reception of continental doctrines by the English legal system.
dc.affiliationpl
Wydział Prawa i Administracji : Katedra Powszechnej Historii Państwa i Prawa
dc.contributor.authorpl
Halberda, Jan - 162111
dc.date.accessioned
2015-04-14T12:37:38Z
dc.date.available
2015-04-14T12:37:38Z
dc.date.createdpl
2014
dc.date.issuedpl
2014
dc.description.numberpl
3-4
dc.description.physicalpl
261-283
dc.description.pointspl
15
dc.description.publicationpl
1,5
dc.description.volumepl
82
dc.identifier.doipl
10.1163/15718190-08234p03
dc.identifier.eissnpl
1571-8190
dc.identifier.issnpl
0040-7585
dc.identifier.uri
http://ruj.uj.edu.pl/xmlui/handle/item/4986
dc.languagepl
eng
dc.language.containerpl
eng
dc.participationpl
Halberda, Jan: 100%;
dc.rights*
Dodaję tylko opis bibliograficzny
dc.rights.licence
Bez licencji otwartego dostępu
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dc.subject.enpl
error iuris
dc.subject.enpl
mistake of law
dc.subject.enpl
restitution
dc.subject.enpl
unjust enrichment
dc.subject.enpl
law of obligations
dc.subject.enpl
common law
dc.subject.enpl
legal history
dc.subject.plpl
error iuris
dc.subject.plpl
błąd co do prawa
dc.subject.plpl
bezpodstawne wzbogacenie
dc.subject.plpl
prawo zobowiązań
dc.subject.plpl
common law
dc.subject.plpl
historia prawa
dc.subtypepl
Article
dc.titlepl
Mistake of law and mistake of fact in English law of restitution
dc.title.journalpl
Tijdschrift voor Rechtsgeschiedenis = Revue d'Histoire du Droit = The Legal History Review
dc.typepl
JournalArticle
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