Defining the concept "Fiduciary Duty" in the South African law of trusts

Magister Legum - LLM === 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 rece...

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Main Author: Rahman, Latiefa (nee Manie)
Other Authors: Du Toit, F
Language:en
Published: University of the Western Cape 2013
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/11394/2144
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Summary:Magister Legum - LLM === 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. === South Africa