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Foo Peow Yong Douglas v ERC Unicampus Pte Ltd

[2017] SGCA 22
JurisdictionSingapore
CourtSingapore Court of Appeal
Year2017
StatusBinding authority

Summary

Directors must act bona fide in the interests of the company and are in breach of fiduciary duty where self-dealing transactions involve a conflict of interest.

Key Principle

directors' duty to act bona fide in interests of company; conflict of interest; self-dealing transactions; breach of fiduciary duty

Area of Law

company

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The standard of care under s 180 of the Corporations Act is that of a reasonable person in the director's position, having regard to the corporation's circumstances and the director's office.

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