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confidential relationship

confidential relationship : fiduciary relationship ...

Confidential relationship, is one in which one party has ceded such a degree of trust and confidence as to require the other, on grounds of public policy, to show that it has not been betrayed or abused, Goldsworthy v. Brickell, (1987) Ch 378 (UK).Which raise the presumption are left unlimited by definition, wide open for identification on the facts and in all the circumstances of each particular case as it arises, Graig, Menecar (in re:) v. Middleton, (1971) Ch 95....

fiduciary relationship

fiduciary relationship : a relationship in which one party places special trust, confidence, and reliance in and is influenced by another who has a fiduciary duty to act for the benefit of the party called also confidential relationship fiduciary relation see also fiduciary duty at duty NOTE: A fiduciary relationship may be created by express agreement of the parties, or it may be imposed by law where established by the conduct of the parties. Typical fiduciary relationships exist between agents and principals, attorneys and clients, executors or administrators and legatees or heirs, trustees and beneficiaries, corporate directors or officers and stockholders, receivers or trustees in bankruptcy and creditors, guardians and wards, and confidential advisors and those advised. ...

Entrust

Entrust, means 'To give (a person) the responsibility for something, usually after establishing a confidential relationship', (Black's Law Dictionary) see also National Insurance Co. Ltd. v. Ishar Das Madan Lal, (2007) 4 SCC 105.Entrust, means 'To confer as a responsibility, duty, etc. to place something in another case' (Webster's Universal Dictionary), see also National Insurance Co. Ltd. v. Ishar Das Madan Lal, (2007) 4 SCC 105.Entrust, would imply giving responsibility to a person upon whom the owner has confidence. It envisages establishment of a relationship, National Insurance Co. Ltd. v. Ishar Das Madan Lal, (2007) 4 SCC 105....

privilege

privilege [Latin privilegium law affecting a specific person, special right, from privus private + leg- lex law] 1 : a right, license, or exemption from duty or liability granted as a special benefit, advantage, or favor: as a : an exemption from liability where an action is deemed to be justifiable (as in the case of self-defense) or because of the requirements of a position or office ;also : the affirmative defense that an action is privileged compare excuse absolute privilege : a privilege that exempts a person from liability esp. for defamation regardless of intent or motive ;specif : a privilege that exempts high public officials (as legislators) from liability for statements made while acting in their official capacity without regard to intent or malice qualified privilege : a privilege esp. in the law of defamation that may be defeated esp. by a showing of actual malice called also conditional privilege b : an exemption from a requirement to disclose information (as fo...

confidential

confidential 1 : known or conveyed only to a limited number of people [a disclosure] 2 : marked by or indicative of intimacy, mutual trust, or willingness to confide esp. between parties one of whom is in a position of superiority [the relationship of doctor and patient] 3 : containing information whose unauthorized disclosure could be prejudicial to the national interest con·fi·den·ti·al·i·ty [kÄ n-fi-den-chē-a-lə-tē] n con·fi·den·tial·ly adv ...

Client

Client [fr. cliens, Lat., said to contain the same element as they verb clueo, to hear of obey, and accordingly compared by Niebuhr with the German word hoeriger, a dependent], a person who seeks advice of a lawyer or commits his cause to the management of one, either in prosecuting a claim or defending a suit in a Court of justice; and for meaning, the word (except in relation to non-contentious business) includes any person who as principal or on behalf of another person retains or employs, or is about to retain or employ, a solicitor, and any person who is or may be liable to pay a solicitor's costs (English) (Solicitors Act, 1932 (22 & 23 Geo. 5, c. 37), s. 81). The relation between solicitor and client is a highly confidential one, and the power which his situation gives the former over the latter makes it impossible to be perfectly assured, in certain cases, whether in their transactions the client is a free agent, or under influence and imposition. A Court of Equity, therefore, ...

insider

insider : a person who is in a position of power or has access to confidential information: as a : one (as an officer, director, employee, relative, or owner of more than 10% of the corporation's stock) who is in a position to have special knowledge of the affairs of or to influence the decisions of a company b : an individual (as a relative or an influential party) or entity (as a corporate affiliate) having a close relationship with a debtor such that transactions are not made at arm's length and are subject to closer scrutiny than the transactions of those dealing at arm's length ...

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