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Harries v Church Commissioners For England

[1992] 1 WLR 1241
JurisdictionUnited Kingdom
Year1992
Statusunclear

Key Principle

Charity trustees must act in the best financial interests of the charity and cannot take into account extraneous ethical or moral considerations when making investment decisions unless this would conflict with the charity's purposes.

Area of Law

equity

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