Salmon v Albarran

• 1. Equity
  2. › Fiduciary duties
  3. › Solicitor
  4. › Claim against solicitor by other side in litigation
  5. › Whether client gave informed consent to solicitor continuing to act despite conflict of interest
  6. › Whether solicitor's breach in inserting release benefiting himself into settlement deed was dishonest
  7. › Whether claim statute-barred absent dishonesty
• 1. Equity
  2. › Fiduciary duties
  3. › Receivers
  4. › Whether receivers breached fiduciary duties or were knowingly involved in breach by solicitor
  5. › Whether any breach was dishonest
  6. › Whether claims statute-barred
• 1. Equity
  2. › Limitation of actions
  3. › Equitable compensation for breach of fiduciary duty
  4. › Whether six-year limitation period applicable by analogy for non-dishonest breach
  5. › Limitation Act 1969 (NSW), s 47
• 1. Receivers
  2. › Instrument of appointment
  3. › Whether instrument expressed to be signed sealed and delivered constituted a deed
  4. › Whether twelve-year limitation period applicable
  5. › Conveyancing Act 1919 (NSW), s 38

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