The Varieties of Restitution, 2nd Edition

This is the second edition of a work which was first published in 1998 to wide acclaim for its illuminating and penetrating discussion concerning the taxonomical possibilities of that area of law which is sometimes referred to as “restitution”. The initial edition added substantially to the identification of the structure of this area of the law in its various incantations. This second edition modernises the discussion by taking into account the ever widening divergence between English and Australian law and the vigorous eschewing by the High Court of any unifying or underlying principle. … It matters not on which side of the debate one positions themselves in relation to this book. It is, without doubt, an excellent contribution to the process of understanding the diffuse structure of the law in this area. It directly confronts the arguments advanced for the “unifying principle” approach and posits a strong, but measured, defence of the existing Australian position. It explains and analyses a difficult and abstruse area of the law and, in the process, assays the modern cases in an intelligible and comprehensive way. Read full review… - Queensland Law Reporter - 31 March 2017 - [2017] 12 QLR

Ian Jackman is a Senior Counsel of the NSW Bar with nearly 30 years’ experience in commercial and company law. He was awarded First Class Honours in History at the University of Sydney and, as Rhodes Scholar for NSW, First Class Honours and the Gibbs Prize in Law at Oxford University, followed by the BCL. He was an Associate to the Honourable Justice Gummow, then of the Federal Court, before commencing practice as a barrister in 1990. His work has been published extensively in Australia and the United Kingdom. The first edition of this work was published in 1998.