Keech v Sandford
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keech-v-sandford-240-4754553
title:
Keech v Sandford
text:
Keech v Sandford [1726] EWHC J76 is a foundational case, deriving from English trusts law, on the fiduciary duty of loyalty. It concerns the law of trusts and has affected much of the thinking on directors' duties in company law. It holds that a trustee owes a strict duty of loyalty so that there can never be a possibility of any conflict of interest. The case's importance derives partly from its historical context, with the South Sea Bubble. Lord King LC, who decided the case, replaced the form
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English trusts law case
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Keech_v_Sandford
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2024-01-21T21:02:58Z
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