Unjust Enrichment

December 24th, 2020 by James Goudie KC

Surrey County Council v NHS Lincolnshire CGC (2020) EWHC 3550 (QB) concerns a restitution claim by a local authority against an NHS body in the context of healthcare and community care services. Issues include whether the claim is a public law claim that should be brought by judicial review or can be brought as a private law claim( paras 72-84), limitation ( paras 85-91), a novel category of unjust enrichment ( paras 92-121), and change of position defence ( paras 122-129).

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