Wright v Lemon

• 1. Equity
  2. › Fiduciary duties
  3. › Duties of executors of an estate
  4. › Conflicts of interest
  5. › No conflict rule
  6. › Fair dealing rule
  7. › Whether fiduciary duties owed to beneficiary ceased upon absolute assignment of interest in estate
• 1. Equity
  2. › Fiduciary duties
  3. › Duties of company directors
  4. › Whether directors owe fiduciary duties to shareholders
  5. › Fact-based fiduciary duties
  6. › Whether special circumstances gave rise to specific fiduciary duty
• 1. Tort
  2. › Deceit
  3. › Common law fraud
  4. › Whether statements made knowing they were false or with reckless disregard for truth
  5. › Whether failure to disclose amounts to common law fraud
  6. › Whether mere silence amounts to fraud
• 1. Contract
  2. › Construction and interpretation of contracts
  3. › Sophisticated commercial contract
  4. › Construction of release clauses
  5. › Scope of general release
  6. › Whether release covers claims unknown at time of signing
  7. › Whether release covers claims of fraud
  8. › Grant v John Grant & Sons Pty Ltd (1954) 91 CLR 112

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