EQUITY - fiduciary duties - breach - conflict of interest - defences to breach - disclosure and informed consent - where solicitor acted for client on sale of property owned by solicitor's wife's company, and proceeds of sale used to discharge mortgage on home of solicitor and solicitor's wife - whether solicitor breached fiduciary duty to client
EQUITY - second limb of Barnes v Addy ("knowing assistance") - whether solicitor's wife and company owned by her had knowledge of solicitor's dishonest and fraudulent breach of fiduciary duty to client
EQUITY - remedies - breach of fiduciary duty - account of profits - "profit" or "benefit" received by solicitor, solicitor's wife and company owned by her
Case Details
Citation[2010] NSWSC 1180
CourtNSWSC
JurisdictionNew South Wales
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