linguistic:voice_change, structural:scholar_edition
Enrichment

Whether a defendant has been enriched (and the proper valuation thereof) is determined objectively. Nevertheless, the law does take account of the defendant's autonomy. This is through the notion of 'subjective devaluation'. In effect, a defendant is entitled to say ' I do not value the benefit as much as you claim I do ' or even 'I did not want that benefit at all; to me it is worthless '. The law respects this argument because it protects individual autonomy. The law nevertheless 'looks for its limitations and curbs its excesses'. A plaintiff can overcome subjective devaluation by demonstrating: