The High Court yesterday enshrined the ‘but for’ causation threshold in Barnes v Addy claims for knowing assistance of breaches of fiduciary duty. In Ancient Order of Foresters in Victoria Friendly Society Limited v Lifeplan Australia Friendly Society Limited [2018] HCA 43, the parties each marketed and provided funeral plans. Two employees of Lifeplan approached Foresters […]
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On 10 December 2012, the Victorian Supreme Court’s Commercial Court is hosting a conference. The Hon Keith Mason AC QC, former President of the NSW Court of Appeal will be speaking on the topic “Remedies for breach of fiduciary duties: Lessons from two recent mega-cases: Grimaldi and Bell Resources”. This is one of four topics […]
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