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As a business owner, you will likely enter many contracts with other companies as part of your commercial activity. When you do, you and the other business promise to each other that you will fulfil the contract. However, contractual disputes can arise. You may be familiar with damages as a compensation option for your business in English law. This is when a claimant claims the losses they suffer. However, there are other remedies for contractual disputes, such as restitutionary remedies. These may be more appropriate for the contractual breach<\/a>, mainly due to a defendant’s enrichment due to an unjust factor. This article will explain your business\u2019 compensation options for an unjust enrichment claim.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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

Unjust enrichment<\/a> in a business dispute refers to the unfair benefit a defendant receives at the claimant’s expense. The focus of unjust enrichment is to ensure that the benefit returns to the claimant from whom it originated. Therefore, an unjust enrichment claim focuses on this rather than traditional damages<\/a>. It is a claim that can give rise to a restitutionary remedy. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Two other types of circumstances result in restitution remedies, which are:<\/p>\n\n\n\n