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8.1. English Law

Introductory note
8.E.1 Court of Appeal, Owen v Tate. the generous friend and the nervous guarantor
8.E.2 Court of Appeal, Falcke v Scottish Imperial Insurance. the volunteer payer

8.2. French Law

8.2.1. Introduction

The case of the genealogis
A different view
The plaintiff who is at fault

8.2.2. Materials

8.F.3 G Viney, note on Cass civ, 3 June 1997
8.F.4 J Mestre, Extracts from two case-notes on the effect of the plaintiff's fault

8.3. German LawW

8.3.1. Introduction

Awareness of the non-existing obligation
Own interest
Own risk
Violation of statutory prohibition or good morals

8.3.2. Materials

8.G.5 BS Markesinis, W Lorenz and G Danneman, The German Law of Obligations: Vol I: The Law of Contract and restitution: a comparative introduction
8.G.6 BGH, 7 May 1997. insurance premiums
8.G.7 BGH, 5 October 1993. honorary counsel of Sierra Leone

8.4. Dutch Law

8.NL.8 EJH Schrage, Unjustified Enrichment; Recent Dutch developments from a comparative and historical perspective
8.NL.9 JBM Vranken, De strijd om het nieuwe verrijkingsrecht; literatuur versus rechtsspraak
8.NL.10 Hoge Raad, 28 June 1996. location of tax assessments

8.5. Scots Law

Introductory note
8.SC.11 Gloag, Contract
8.SC.12 Court of Session, Varney (Scotland) Ltd v Burgh of Lanark. the burgh sewers
8.SC.13 Court of Session, Lawrence Building Co. v Lanark County Council. the council sewers
8.SC.14 Court of Session, Newton v Newton. the disappointed husband
8.SC.15 Court of Session, Shilliday v Smith. the disappointed co-habitee

8.6. South African Law