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employeedishonest assistanceknowing receipt
AAH Pharmaceuticals Ltd v Birdi
[2011] EWHC 1625 (QB)
Key Principle
A senior employee solely entrusted with negotiating a transaction on his employer's behalf owes fiduciary duties in relation to the funds generated, even though he is not a director, so that diverting such funds for his own benefit founds claims for breach of fiduciary duty, dishonest assistance, knowing receipt and unjust enrichment, which may be determined summarily despite involving allegations of dishonesty.
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