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  • Commercial relationships and the burgeoning fiduciary principle

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    White, Steven
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    White, Steven W.
    Year published
    2000
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    Abstract
    Judges in Australia, Canada and New Zealand have historically been reluctant to apply the exacting standards of fiduciary law to commercial relationships. More recently, courts in Canada and New Zealand have shown a greater willingness to impose such standards on commercial actors. The availability of alternative doctrines of redress in Australia, such as unconscionability, has resulted in a more cautious approach to the application of fiduciary principles in commercial settings in this country. The expansive application of fiduciary principles to commercial relationships in Canada and New Zealand, together with the development ...
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    Judges in Australia, Canada and New Zealand have historically been reluctant to apply the exacting standards of fiduciary law to commercial relationships. More recently, courts in Canada and New Zealand have shown a greater willingness to impose such standards on commercial actors. The availability of alternative doctrines of redress in Australia, such as unconscionability, has resulted in a more cautious approach to the application of fiduciary principles in commercial settings in this country. The expansive application of fiduciary principles to commercial relationships in Canada and New Zealand, together with the development of doctrines such as unconscionability in Australia, reflects a common judicial concern for higher standards of conduct in commercial dealings.
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    Journal Title
    Griffith Law Review
    Volume
    94
    Publisher URI
    www.griffith.edu.au
    Copyright Statement
    © 2000 Griffith Law School. The attached file is reproduced here in accordance with the copyright policy of the publisher. Please refer to the journal's website for access to the definitive, published version.
    Subject
    Law
    Publication URI
    http://hdl.handle.net/10072/2953
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