What are the “hallmarks” of fiduciary law?
British Columbia, Canada
The following excerpt is from Kamloops-Cariboo Regional Immigrants Society v. Herman, 2015 BCSC 886 (CanLII):
However, McLachlin C.J.C. notes although these three “hallmarks”, first established in Frame v. Smith, 1987 CanLII 74 (SCC), [1987] 2 S.C.R. 99, are useful in explaining the source of fiduciary duties, they are not a complete code for identifying these duties.
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