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Gibbs-Kneller, David 
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6596-8536 and Whayman, Derek
(2019)
How Contractual Terms Determine Fiduciary Duties: A Two-Stage Process.
Northern Ireland Legal Quarterly, 70 (2).
pp. 241-262.
ISSN 0029-3105
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Abstract
The determination of the scope of the fiduciary duty of loyalty, when created by contract, is not a unitary process. It is raised following a multi-factorial enquiry, which considers the nature of the engagement, in a first stage. Here, no single factor is conclusive. It is then, in a separate, second stage, reduced by qualifying contractual terms, which are applied almost strictly logically. This second stage uses the contractual doctrines of interpretation and implication. However, since it is a form of the fiduciary doctrine of authorisation, those contractual doctrines are modified according to fiduciary principles. We argue this follows from the underlying nature of the fiduciary obligation as a way of resolving its internal tensions. While this division has not yet been fully recognised in the cases, the courts have been inching towards it. However, not fully recognising this inevitable division and eliding the two stages has led to defective reasoning and outcomes.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | fiduciary,contract,authorisation,equity,construction,implication |
| Faculty \ School: | Faculty of Social Sciences > School of Law |
| UEA Research Groups: | Faculty of Social Sciences > Research Groups > International Law |
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| Depositing User: | LivePure Connector |
| Date Deposited: | 07 Jan 2019 12:30 |
| Last Modified: | 30 Aug 2023 10:30 |
| URI: | https://ueaeprints.uea.ac.uk/id/eprint/69455 |
| DOI: | 10.53386/nilq.v70i2.263 |
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