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A v. Bottrill

Privy Council 6 September 2002 Exemplary damages
(also here PDF)
 
High Court
11 March 2004
Receipt of trust monies
 
 
11 March 2004
Breach of fiduciary duty
Court of Appeal (and PDF) 1 June 2006
Supreme Court (and PDF) 1 June 2007
 
 

Antons Trawling Co Ltd v. Smith

Court of Appeal 18 December 2002 Variation of contract
 
 
29 April 2003
Unjust enrichment as cause of action
Court of Appeal 8 October 2004
 
 
High Court
27 May 2004
Mistake and change of position
 
 
14 February 2001
Charge wrongly imposed
27 March 2002
30 June 2003
 
 
High Court
22 August 2006
Fiduciary duty
(also PDF)
 
 
High Court
6 November 2001
Cohabitees' rights
(note from Fortune Manning)
 
 
High Court
22 December 2008
Transfer of trust property to trustee
 
 
29 June 2004 (liability)
Restitutionary damages
29 June 2005 (assessment)
6 September 2006
 
 
High Court
16 November 2005
Improvements by tenant
(also PDF)
 
 
Supreme Court
15 June 2006
Laches
(also PDF)
 
 
Privy Council
20 November 2000
Misrepresentation
(also PDF)
 
 
Court of Appeal
20 December 2000
Cohabitants' rights
 
 
High Court
24 May 2007
Constructive trust
(also PDF)
 
 

Fortex Group v. Macintosh

Court of Appeal 30 March 1998 Constructive trusts
 
 
High Court (also PDF)
18 September 2006
Quantum meruit
23 November 2007
 
 
High Court
23 September 2005
Undue influence
(also PDF)
 
 
Court of Appeal
20 June 2005
Fiduciary duty
(also PDF)
 
 
High Court
4 July 2006
Duress and undue influence
 
 
Court of Appeal
11 October 2001
Undue unfluence and misrepresentation
 
 

Goss v. Chilcott

Privy Council 23 May 1996 Restitution between contractors
 
 

Court of Appeal (also PDF)

24 May 2007

Unconscionable dealing

20 June 2008
 
 

Hildred v. Strong

Court of Appeal

31 October 2007

Cohabitants’ rights

(also PDF)
 
 
High Court
3 October 2005
Restitutionary damages
(also PDF)
 
 
Court of Appeal
10 November 2004
Undue influence
(also PDF)
 
 
Court of Appeal
28 May 2001
Cohabitants' rights
 
 
Court of Appeal
6 September 2001
Cohabitants' rights
 
 
Court of Appeal
23 September 2009
Profit from trade mark infringement
(discussed in IP Now)
 
 
21 March 2007
Breach of fiduciary duty
Court of Appeal (also PDF)
13 June 2008
 
 

Court of Appeal (and PDF)

22 May 2007

Breach of trust and knowing receipt

7 August 2008
11 December 2007
Mistake
 
 
High Court
24 April 2002
Fiduciary duty and account of profits
 
 
High Court
11 December 2002
Duress
 
 
Court of Appeal
15 April 2002
Cohabitants' rights
 
 
High Court
24 November 2005
Constructive trust
(also PDF)
 
 

Kurth v. McGavin

High Court

18 July 2007

Incapacity

(also PDF)
 
 
4 June 2002
Resulting trust
25 February 2004
(also RTF)
 
High Court
18 April 2002
Unconscionability
 
 
High Court
31 May 2005
Quantum meruit
 
 
High Court
22 May 2008
Contributions to property
(also PDF here and here)
 
 
High Court
5 November 2008
Money had and received
 
 
16 March 2006
Quantum meruit - building work
8 August 2006
 
 
High Court
14 December 2004
Undue influence
 
 
Court of Appeal
15 December 2004
Will - lack of capacity
 
 
5 May 2004
Confidence
4 May 2006
(discussed in nipc IP/it Update)
 
 

High Court

11 May 2009

Constructive trust

 
 

High Court

4 April 2007

Cohabitants’ rights

 
 
Court of Appeal
14 March 2006
Exemplary damages
 
 
Court of Appeal
15 October 2001
Payment of another's debt
 
 
High Court
23 February 2006
Conversion
(also PDF)
 
 
Court of Appeal
16 August 2004
Duress
(also here and here PDF)
 
 
High Court
13 April 2006
Contribution
(also PDF here and here)
 
 
High Court
30 April 2002
Illegality
 
 
12 June 2003
Resulting trust
22 July 2004
 
 
Court of Appeal
18 October 2006
Misrepresentation
(also PDF)
 
 
High Court
23 May 2002
Misrepresentation
 
 
Court of Appeal
17 December 2004
Cohabitants’ rights
 
 
29 November 2001
Duress and undue influence
17 March 2003
(also )
 
 
Court of Appeal
1 October 2002
Fiduciary obligation
 
 
High Court
4 May 2006
Undue influence
(also here)
 
 
Court of Appeal
10 August 2005
Constructive trust
(also PDF)
 
 
Court of Appeal
27 November 2003
Cohabitants’ rights
(also PDF)
 
 

Robb v. Sojourner

4 July 2006

Breach of fiduciary duty

Court of Appeal (also PDF)

12 November 2007

 
Court of Appeal
28 November 2008
Tracing
 
 
High Court
21 November 2006
Change of position
(also PDF)
 
 
High Court
16 May 2008
Undue influence
 
 
Court of Appeal
13 August 2001
Duress
 
 
High Court
14 May 2004
Undue influence
 
 
High Court
13 August 2004
Mistake
 
 
High Court
2 October 2003
Knowing receipt
 
 
High Court (also PDF)
6 December 2006
Fiduciary duty
11 April 2008
6 March 2009
 
 
High Court (also PDF)
15 November 2006
Breach of copyright
5 August 2008
8 April 2009
 
 
13 June 2005
Set-off
Supreme Court (also PDF)
1 December 2005
 
 

Trustees Executors v. Murray

Supreme Court

1 May 2007

Limitation

(also PDF)
 
 
20 June 2002
Dishonest assistance
28 October 2003
 
 
High Court
6 April 2005
Estoppel and quantum meruit
 
 

Waugh v. A-G

High Court

6 April 2006

Profit from trespass

(also PDF)
 
 
Court of Appeal
12 June 2003
Cohabitants’ rights
 
 
Court of Appeal
5 September 2006
Quistclose and constructive trusts
 

     
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