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No Causation Defence for Self-Interested Fiduciaries: UK Supreme Court Affirms Strict Profit Rule

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The judgment concerns the circumstances in which fiduciaries must account to their principals for the profits they make from their fiduciary relationships....more

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Sequana – What You Need to Know

Summary - The Supreme Court has delivered its long-awaited decision in BTI 2014 LLC v. Sequana S.A. [2022] UKSC 25.  It is a significant decision for the law of directors’ duties. For the first time the UK’s highest...more

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‘Iniquity Exception’ Extends to Breaches of a Director’s Statutory Duty

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English High Court holds that alleged breaches of a director’s statutory duties can engage the ‘iniquity exception’, which disapplies legal professional privilege under certain conditions. In Barrowfen Properties v Girish...more

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