The Law of Restitution and Unjust Enrichment in Malaysia (Second Edition), authored by Weng Tchung, continues to provide an unrivaled critical analysis of the principles and policy of the law of restitution and unjust enrichment in Malaysia. It remains the only dedicated and specialist textbook on the subject in Malaysia, making it an essential reference for legal practitioners, judges and scholars.
Since its publication, the First Edition of this work has been regularly cited in and applied by the superior courts in Malaysia, for example by the Federal Court in Lim Swee Choo & Anor v Ong Koh Hou @ Won Kok Fong [2025] 6 MLJ 327, and the Court of Appeal in Kosbina Konsult (K) Sdn Bhd (in liquidation) v Madu Jaya Development Sdn Bhd [2019] 3 MLJ 471 at [34] per Tengku Maimun JCA (later CJ).
This new edition has been thoroughly updated to reflect recent case law and developments in Malaysia and other common law jurisdictions, and remains the authoritative reference on restitution and unjust enrichment in Malaysia.
The Law of Restitution and Unjust Enrichment in Malaysia (Second Edition) is available at: