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Barlow Clowes International Ltd v Eurotrust International Ltd

[2005] UKPC 37
JurisdictionUnited Kingdom
CourtPrivy Council (on appeal from the Isle of Man)
Year2005
StatusPersuasive authority

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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