What are the elements of an action for unjust enrichment?
British Columbia, Canada
The following excerpt is from S. (L.) v. P. (E.), 1999 BCCA 393 (CanLII):
In Peter v. Beblow, 1993 CanLII 126 (SCC), [1993] 1 S.C.R. 980 at 987, McLachlin J. referred to the elements which must be established before a claim for relief in an action for unjust enrichment is made out: An action for unjust enrichment arises when three elements are satisfied: (1) an enrichment; (2) a corresponding deprivation; and (3) the absence of a juristic reason for the enrichment. These proven, the action is established and the right to claim relief made out.
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