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Hussey v Palmer

Hussey v Palmer [1972] EWCA Civ 1; [1972] 1 WLR 1286; [1972] 3 All ER 744 (CA)
JurisdictionUnited Kingdom
CourtCourt of Appeal (Civil Division)
Year1972
StatusPersuasive authority

Key Principle

Lord Denning MR's broad 'trust of justice and good conscience' theory: a constructive (or resulting) trust may be imposed by law wherever justice and good conscience require it, regardless of formal categorisation.

Area of Law

e

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