{"id":186020,"date":"2024-01-25T13:17:25","date_gmt":"2024-01-25T13:17:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/legalvision.co.uk\/?p=186020"},"modified":"2024-07-23T03:05:03","modified_gmt":"2024-07-23T02:05:03","slug":"long-wait-claim-unjust-enrichment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/legalvision.co.uk\/disputes-litigation\/long-wait-claim-unjust-enrichment\/","title":{"rendered":"How Long Can I Wait to Bring a Claim of Unjust Enrichment?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

If you are in a business dispute with another business, it is always good practice to resolve this as soon as possible. You should do so as amicably as you can and avoid court action. However, if you need to take commercial litigation, you may wonder about the type of claim you can make. One potential business claim following a business dispute is a claim for unjust enrichment. However, there is a time limit for this under English law. This article will explain what a claim for unjust enrichment is and how long you can wait to bring this claim.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What is a Claim for Unjust Enrichment?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

A claim for unjust enrichment<\/a> is a type of common law claim. It is where a claimant is at a loss through unjustly enriching the defendant in a court case. Therefore, the claim is not solely about the claimant’s loss but must be where their loss enhances the defendant. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

For example, your business is the claimant, and you need to pay an invoice for a service a business provides you with, such as to your internet provider. However, by mistake, you pay the invoice to a different supplier you regularly pay, such as your landlord, to whom you pay rent<\/a>. If that other supplier, your landlord, does not return the money to you, they experience an unjust enrichment at your expense. <\/p>\n\n\n

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If your business has been unfairly affected by unjust enrichment, you may wish to make a claim. The law obligates the defendant to return the amount you enriched them by. There are specific elements you need to prove for this claim in a commercial dispute, including that:<\/p>\n\n\n\n