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Target Holdings Ltd v Redferns (a firm)

[1995] UKHL 10; [1996] 1 AC 421; [1995] 3 WLR 352; [1995] 3 All ER 785
JurisdictionUnited Kingdom
CourtHouse of Lords
Year1995
StatusBinding authority

Key Principle

A trustee in breach of trust is liable to restore or compensate the trust fund only for loss actually caused by the breach, assessed with the benefit of hindsight at the date of trial, not for loss that would have occurred regardless of the breach.

Area of Law

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