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Aberdeen Railway Co v Blaikie Bros

(1854) 1 Macq 461; [1854] UKHL 1; (1854) 23 LTOS 315

JurisdictionUnited Kingdom

CourtHouse of Lords (on appeal from Scotland)

Year1854

StatusBinding authority

Key Principle

A fiduciary may not enter into any engagement in which he has, or can have, a personal interest conflicting with the interests of those he is bound to protect; a contract so tainted is voidable at the company's instance.

Area of Law

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