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UK Supreme Court Clarifies Scope of Dishonest Assistance Liability

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The UK Supreme Court’s decision in Stevens v. Hotel Portfolio II UK Ltd has clarified the liability of dishonest assistants in cases of breaches of a constructive trust of secret profits. It also provides helpful guidance on...more

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Navigating Liability for Dishonest Assistance: An Account of Profit, Loss and Constructive Trusts - Supreme Court Judgment:...

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The UK Supreme Court has recently addressed novel issues concerning liability for dishonest assistance in respect of a breach of fiduciary duty, involving the acquisition and dissipation of unauthorised profits....more

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Litigation Insights - July 2021

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FOREWORD - On behalf of the new and expanding Goodwin London litigation team I am delighted to welcome you to our first ever ‘Litigation Insights’: a series of quarterly updates on important and interesting developments...more

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UK Supreme Court upholds first successful claim for breach of the "Quincecare" duty financial institutions owe their customers

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In Singularis Holdings Ltd (In Official Liquidation) v Daiwa Capital Markets Europe Ltd ([2019] UKSC 50), the Supreme Court upheld the first successful claim in negligence by a customer of a financial institution for breach...more

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