Does the law of fiduciary duties contain an element of deterrence?
Ontario, Canada
The following excerpt is from M. Tucci Construction Ltd. v. Lockwood, 2000 CanLII 22773 (ON SC):
In Hodgkinson v. Simms, supra, La Forest J. at pp. 208-209 stated: The law of fiduciary duties has always contained within it an element of deterrence.
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