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Fiduciary obligations and constructive trusts: Attribution of illegality
Joseph de Lacey and Natasha Molson analyse the Supreme Court’s decision in Crown Prosecution Service v Aquila Advisory Ltd The court confirmed the approach as set out in Jetivia, namely that in proceedings by a company against its directors for breach of fiduciary duty, the fraud of the directors could not be attributed to the …
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- Crown Prosecution Service v Aquila Advisory Ltd [2019] EWCA Civ 588
- Crown Prosecution Service v Aquila Advisory Ltd [2021] UKSC 49
- FHR European Ventures LLP v Cedar Capital Partners LLC [2014] UKSC 45; [2014] WTLR 1135 SC
- Jetivia SA v Bilta (UK) Ltd & ors [2015] UKSC 23
- Keech v Sandford [1726] EWHC Ch J76
- Meridian Global Funds Management Asia Ltd v Securities Commission [1995] UKPC 5
- Mothew (t/a Stapley & Co) v Bristol & West Building Society [1996] EWCA Civ 533
- Patel v Mirza [2014] EWCA Civ 1047; [2014] WTLR 1567 CA
- R (Best) v Chief Land Registrar [2015] EWCA Civ 17
- Re Norris [2001] UKHL 34
- Singularis Holdings Ltd (in liquidation) v Daiwa Capital Markets Europe Ltd [2019] UKSC 50