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Grimaldi v Chameleon Mining NL (No 2)

(2012) 200 FCR 296
JurisdictionAustralia
CourtFederal Court of Australia (Full Court)
Year2012
StatusBinding authority

Summary

FCAFC restated Australian law on knowing/dishonest assistance in breach of fiduciary duty, adopting an objective dishonesty standard based on ordinary decent people.

Key Principle

The FCAFC comprehensively restated the law of accessory liability for knowing assistance in breach of fiduciary duty in Australia, adopting a test based on dishonesty by the objective standards of ordinary decent people.

Area of Law

trusts

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