A Revised Canadian Test for Fact-Based Fiduciary Accountability

Law Quarterly Review, Vol. 127, p 505, 2011

7 Pages Posted: 6 Oct 2011 Last revised: 8 Jan 2012

Date Written: October 1, 2011

Abstract

Continuing a pattern of indirection, the Supreme Court of Canada has once more altered its general criteria for fact-based fiduciary accountability. The court also fashioned novel criteria for the accountability of governments. The justifications for the changes are not clear.

Keywords: fiduciary duty, fiduciary accountability, duty of loyalty, criteria, test, opportunism, limited access, government

Suggested Citation

Flannigan, Robert, A Revised Canadian Test for Fact-Based Fiduciary Accountability (October 1, 2011). Law Quarterly Review, Vol. 127, p 505, 2011, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=1939460 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.1939460

Robert Flannigan (Contact Author)

University of Saskatchewan ( email )

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