Defining the concept "Fiduciary Duty" in the South African law of trusts.
<p>An aspect of the South African law of trusts which has, despite the abovementioned evolution of South African trust law, not been clarified, is the ambit of a trustee's fiduciary duty. This, however, is not only the position in South Africa, but Scotland and, until recently, England as...
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| Language: | English |
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2006
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| Online Access: | http://etd.uwc.ac.za/index.php?module=etd&action=viewtitle&id=gen8Srv25Nme4_7366_1205415700 |
| Summary: | <p>An aspect of the South African law of trusts which has, despite the abovementioned evolution of South African trust law, not been clarified, is the ambit of a trustee's fiduciary duty. This, however, is not only the position in South Africa, but Scotland and, until recently, England as well. It is opined that the " === fiduciary obligation" === is a concept in search of a principle. Thus, the aim of the present research was to define this concept in terms of the South African trust law context.</p> |
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