A claim for unpaid fees by a solicitor cannot be repackaged as 'unjust enrichment' to avoid the six-year limitation period under s 14(1)(a) of the Limitation Act 1969 (NSW). The statutory term 'quasi contract' continues to encompass all restitutionary claims including quantum meruit, regardless of the modern rejection of the implied contract theory. Restitutionary claims cannot be maintained where an effective contractual arrangement subsists between the parties governing the subject matter of the claim.
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