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Barlow Clowes International Ltd v Eurotrust International Ltd

[2005] UKPC 37
JurisdictionUnited Kingdom
Year2005
Statusunclear

Key Principle

The Privy Council clarified that dishonesty for the purposes of accessory liability means conscious impropriety; the defendant need not have appreciated that honest people would regard their conduct as dishonest.

Area of Law

trusts

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