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Unjust Enrichment Constructive Trusts Fiduciary Duty

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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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All You Need Is Love… And An Articulable Nexus Of Fraud

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What can you do when the parties you are suing are effectively judgment-proof? Oftentimes, plaintiffs will try to go after a defendant’s family member or related entity. ...more

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Someone Steal Your Confidential Information? You Might Just Be Out Of Luck

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Where a business alleges that a former employee stole its confidential information and gave it to a competitor which then used it to compete, the business has no claim for unjust enrichment against the former employee or...more

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Summer Day Camp Derivative Headed to Trial

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A recent decision in Greenhaus v. Gersh out of the Commercial Division, Suffolk County, is yet another example.  This time, the business is a summer day camp located on the north shore of Long Island in Huntington, New York....more

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Formalize your arrangements, don't rely on a love affair

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The question of how willing the court is to impose fiduciary duties on a person informally involved in a company has, to an extent, been answered by the case of Karla Otto Ltd v Bulent Eren Bayram (24 February 2017). Such...more

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