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29 July 2016
Issue: 7709 / Categories: Case law , Law digest , In Court
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Patel v Mirza [2016] UKSC 42, [2016] All ER (D) 91 (Jul)

The Supreme Court held that a claimant who satisfied the ordinary requirements of a claim for unjust enrichment should not be debarred from enforcing his claim by reason only of the fact that the money which he sought to recover had been paid for an unlawful purpose. It gave guidance on the illegality doctrine and decided that Tinsley v Milligan [1993] 3 All ER 65 should no longer be followed.

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MOVERS & SHAKERS

Fieldfisher—Will Sharp

Fieldfisher—Will Sharp

Fieldfisher boosts structured finance practice with appointment of Will Sharp

gunnercooke—Thomas Bjorn & Peter Rudd-Clarke

gunnercooke—Thomas Bjorn & Peter Rudd-Clarke

gunnercooke grows its life sciences team with new partner hires

Leonard Curtis Legal—Mark Maguire & Kane Jones

Leonard Curtis Legal—Mark Maguire & Kane Jones

Leonard Curtis Legal expands corporate team with twonew appointments

NEWS
The Attorney General, Ellie Reeves KC MP, and Solicitor General, Andy Slaughter KC MP, marked the 25th anniversary of Pro Bono Week by joining lawyers, charities, students and parliamentarians at events celebrating voluntary legal work
The Environment Agency can prosecute offences beyond environmental legislation where proceedings support its statutory functions, the Divisional Court has confirmed
Possession claims are entering a new digital era, with procedural traps awaiting practitioners who assume familiar rules still govern every step
An indemnity costs battle with a £20m gap could reopen an important question: what weight should an approved budget carry?
Should a conviction stand when a later ruling reveals that the law underpinning it was wrong? The answer exposes a clash between finality and justice
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