Philosophical Foundations of Fiduciary Law

Oxford University Press (2014)
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Fiduciary law is one of the most important areas of private law, governing a wide range of relationships that affect people in their daily lives. These new and innovative essays explore the foundations of fiduciary relationships and the duties fiduciaries owe to their beneficiaries.

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Is Loyalty a Virtue, and Even If It Is, Does It Really Help Explain Fiduciary Liability?

A duty of loyalty is often said to be the defining characteristic of the fiduciary relationship, but an examination of the concept of loyalty shows that it is best conceived as a negative virtue, which is singularly inapt to characterize what fiduciaries owe their principals. Fiduciaries s... see more

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