caa a22 4500 386382298 CHVBK 20180307112046.0 cr unu---uuuuu 161130e198911 xx s 000 0 eng 10.1017/S0008197300109742 doi S0008197300109742 pii (NATIONALLICENCE)cambridge-10.1017/S0008197300109742 McLean H. M. Limitation of Actions in Restitution [Elektronische Daten] [H. M. McLean] This article attempts to investigate an aspect of the English law on limitation of actions which has received little academic attention—its application to restitutionary claims. It will be suggested that, as the essence of a plaintiff's claim is the injustice of the defendant retaining a benefit gained at his expense, the running of time should be a defence to a restitutionary action where its passing has sufficiently eroded the injustice of that retention. In theory this should be a matter for decision purely on the facts of each case, but additionally the societal need to discourage stale litigation often requires an overall time bar based on the Limitation Act 1980. This perspective suggests a number of particular conclusions which are summarised at the end of the discussion. Copyright © Cambridge Law Journal and Contributors 1989 The Cambridge Law Journal Cambridge University Press 48/3(1989-11), 472-506 0008-1973 48:3<472 1989 48 CLJ https://doi.org/10.1017/S0008197300109742 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI 1 research-article jats NATIONALLICENCE 856 40 https://doi.org/10.1017/S0008197300109742 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI NATIONALLICENCE 100 1- McLean H. M. NATIONALLICENCE 773 0- The Cambridge Law Journal Cambridge University Press 48/3(1989-11), 472-506 0008-1973 48:3<472 1989 48 CLJ CC0 http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0 nationallicence BK010053 XK010053 XK010000 NATIONALLICENCE NATIONALLICENCE NL-cambridge