Therefore, Boardman was speculating with trust property and should be liable. Boardman and Phipps would have to account for their profits, despite the fact they had best intentions and made the Lexter & Harris a profit. Part II describes the rationales for adopting each of the approaches to awarding allowances to dishonest fiduciaries. (Keech v Sandford 1726) - landlord would not grant new lease to beneficiary so trustee took in his own name. For librarians and administrators, your personal account also provides access to institutional account management. Q6 - You now need to carry out research about the different universities/colleges you are interested in applying to by finding the answers to the areas you have outlined in your responses to questions 3 and 5 above. Lord Cohen (on a point with which Hodson and Cohen agreed): S had placed himself in a position of potential CoI, for example if the trustees asked his advice on the merits of buying more shares in the company. Constructive trusts, unjust enrichment, tracing 2010 Cases, Written by Oxford & Cambridge prize-winning graduates, Includes copious academic commentary in summary form, Concise structure relating cases and statutes into an easy-to-remember whole. For full access to this pdf, sign in to an existing account, or purchase an annual subscription. WI[y*UBNJ5U,`5B1F :IK6dtdj::yj BOARDMAN and Another v. PHIPPS Viscount Dilhorne Lord Cohen Lord Hodson Lord Guest Lord Upjohn. Ought Boardman and Tom Phipps to be allowed remuneration for their work and skill in these negotiations? *Lecturer in Law at University of East London, Email: Search for other works by this author on: The Author (2008). However they were generously remunerated for their services to the trust. They owed fiduciary duties (to avoid any possibility of a conflict of interest) because they were negotiating over use of the trust's shares. Maguire v Makaronis 1997 infers that anyone under a fiduciary obligation must foreshow righteousness of their transactions. . A personal account can be used to get email alerts, save searches, purchase content, and activate subscriptions. Associated Provincial Picture Houses Ltd v Wednesbury Corporation [1948] 1 KB 223. Viscount Dilhorne. <> endobj Nicholas Collins, The no-conflict rule: the acceptance of traditional equitable values?, Trusts & Trustees, Volume 14, Issue 4, May 2008, Pages 213224, https://doi.org/10.1093/tandt/ttn009. <>/ExtGState<>/ProcSet[/PDF/Text/ImageB/ImageC/ImageI] >>/Annots[ 17 0 R 22 0 R 23 0 R 25 0 R 35 0 R 36 0 R 40 0 R 42 0 R] /MediaBox[ 0 0 594.96 842.04] /Contents 4 0 R/Group<>/Tabs/S/StructParents 0>> The majority agreed unanimously that liability to account for the profits made by virtue of a fiduciary relationship is strict and does not depend on fraud or absence of bona fides, and so Phipps and Boardman would have to account for their profits. Boardman v Phipps (1967) was a classic illustration of the principles set out in Lord Russell's statement. But when, as in this case, the agents acted openly and above board, but mistakenly, then it would be only just that they should be allowed remuneration. Pettitt v Pettitt (1970) and Gissing v Gissing (1971) John Mee; 22. Some societies use Oxford Academic personal accounts to provide access to their members. 31334. Tom Boardman was a solicitor for a family trust. in Aberdeen Railway v. Blaikie, 136 where he said: "And it is a rule of universal application, that no one, having such duties to discharge, shall be allowed to enter into engagements in which he has, or can have, a personal interest conflicting, or which possibly may conflict, with the interests of those whom he is bound to protect. This item is part of a JSTOR Collection. His daughter, Mrs Newman, was one of the trustees. % The majority of the House of Lords (Lords Cohen, Guest and Hodson) held that there was a possibility of a conflict of interest, because the solicitor and beneficiary might have come to Boardman for advice as to the purchases of the shares. Penn v Lord Baltimore (1750) Paul Mitchell . Sealy, Commercial Law and Commercial Reality (London 1984), pp. BOARDMAN v PHIPPS. The majority disagreed about the nature and relevance of information used by Boardman and Phipps. The plaintiff is ready to concede it, but in case the other beneficiaries are interested in the account, I think we should determine it on principle. But they did not obtain the fully informed consent of all the beneficiaries. WI[y*UBNJ5U,`5B1F :IK6dtdj::yj Read more about this topic: Boardman V Phipps, Judgment, A severe though not unfriendly critic of our institutions said that the cure for admiring the House of Lords was to go and look at it.Walter Bagehot (18261877), The welcome house of him my dearest guest.Where ever, ever stay, and go not thence,Till natures sad decree shall call thee hence;Flesh of thy flesh, bone of thy bone,I here, thou there, yet both but one.Anne Bradstreet (c. 16121672), You see how this House of Commons has begun to verify all the ill prophecies that were made of itlow, vulgar, meddling with everything, assuming universal competency, and flattering every base passionand sneering at everything noble refined and truly national. Enter your library card number to sign in. The gist of it is that the defendant has unjustly enriched himself, and it is against conscience that he should be allowed to keep the money. P0Y|',Em#tvx(7&B%@m*k They suggested to a trustee (Mr Fox) that it would be desirable to acquire a majority shareholding, but Fox said it was completely out of the question for the trustees to do so. Therefore, Boardman was speculating with trust property and should be liable. overrule Boardman v Phipps.3 It should be noted that the majority in Boardman v Phipps were all-too-aware that they were imposing a constructive trust on a person who had acted in good faith. Boardman was concerned about the accounts of the company, and thought that to protect the trust a majority shareholding is required. Boardman, the Issues Did Boardman and Tom Phipps breach their duty to avoid a conflict of interest, despite the fact that the company made a profit and . With the full knowledge of the trustees, Boardman and Phipps purchased a majority stake of the shares themselves. endobj Another beneficiary (P) claimed conflict of interest and demanded her share of the profit, because of S fiduciary role. This article explores how the dissenting judgment of Lord Upjohn in Boardman v Phipps has been preferred by the lower courts and why the courts have adopted such a position. By capitalizing some of the assets, the company made a distribution of capital without reducing the values of the shares. A breach of a fiduciary duty is of strict liability, regardless of their intention Boardman v Phipps 1967 1. In 1996 Mr Clarke settled 150,000 on trust to benefit various family members including his grandchildren, Brooke and Billy. able to bring it back to profit, and the trust fund benefited. Citation and Court [1967] 2 AC 46. The claim for repayment cannot, however, be allowed to extend further than the justice of the case demands. John Phipps and another beneficiary, sued for their profits, alleging a conflict of interest by Boardman and Phipps. I think there should be a generous remuneration allowed to the agents. Therefore S and B invested themselves and the company did very well, improving the value of the shares held by themselves individually and by the trust. Each issue also contains an extensive section of book reviews. CASE BRIEF TEMPLATE. ", The phrase "possibly may conflict" requires consideration. However, they were generously remunerated for their services to the trust. 3 0 obj His Lordship distinguished Regal (Hastings) v Gulliver by restricting Regal Hastings to circumstances concerned with property of which the principals were contemplating a purchase. F5aE}*?fxl1oA+;{ S>"~qOf~AcW|g[ VFaxb'o Tns34}#rPDB enough, and that am attempt to take control of the company should be initiated. Boardman v Phipps seems like a more onerous application of rule against an unauthorised profit than that in Regal Hastings, all that is apparently required for a fiduciary to be liable is that ' a reasonable man looking at the relevant facts would think there was a real possibility of . 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No positive wrongdoing is proved or alleged against the appellants but they cannot escape from the consequences of their acts involving liability to the respondent unless they can prove consent.: p. 112A, I have no hesitation in coming to the conclusion that the appellants hold the Lester & Harris shares as constructive trustees and are bound to account to the respondentIn the present case the knowledge and information obtained by Boardman was obtained in the course of the fiduciary position in which he had placed himself. Judgement for the case Boardman v Phipps The solicitor to a family trust (S) and one Beneficiary (B)-there were several-went to the board meeting of a company in which the trust owned shares. Boardman v Phipps. It is not contended that the trustees had such knowledge or gave such consent. p. 117D G, The relevant rule for the decision of this case is the fundamental rule of equity that a person in a fiduciary capacity must not make a profit out of his trust which is part of the wider rule that a trustee must not place himself in a position where his duty and his interest may conflict.: p. 123C, Whether there is a possibility of conflict depends on whether the reasonable man looking at the relevant facts and circumstances of the particular case would think that there was a real sensible possibility of conflict: p. 124B, Note that in this case, not only did the principals, which are the trust beneficiaries, no lose anything, but they actually profited from the increase in value of shares held under the trust as a result of the actions of defendants thus it can be surmised that regardless of whether any wrongdoing or harm was caused to the principal, the fiduciary is liable for all profits acquired as a result of his position. He attended the annual general meeting of Lester & Harris Ltd, a company in which the trust had a substantial shareholding. S+QMS^ kUeH|8H4W,G*3R]wHgMY&,*Hu`IcFWB Boardman v Phipps answers this question: in the affirmative. His liability to account depends on the facts. 2011 Editorial Committee of the Cambridge Law Journal F5aE}*?fxl1oA+;{ S>"~qOf~AcW|g[ VFaxb'o Tns34}#rPDB &Thb;ynxP\ -|tLo9sRx[8-a5& 'vd `f@). A fiduciary agent has to account to for any profits acquired by reason of the his fiduciary position and the opportunity or knowledge resulting from it, even if the principals could not have made the . 2 0 obj Priority of trustees indemnity inter se: pari passu or first in time priority? Recent cases including Bhullar v Bhullar are discussed to illustrate the present approach of the courts to the recurring issues surrounding possible applications of the no-conflict rule. endobj Boardman appealed against a finding that he was a constructive trustee for, or agent did not necessarily render him accountable for profit from its use, yet in, the present case, as both the information which satisfied B and P, purchase of the shares would be a good investment and the opportunity to bid, came as a result of B acting on behalf of the trustees B and P, trustees of five eighteenths of the shares in the company for the respondent and, were liable to account to him for the profit thereon accordingly, Human Rights Law Directions (Howard Davis), Tort Law Directions (Vera Bermingham; Carol Brennan), Marketing Metrics (Phillip E. Pfeifer; David J. Reibstein; Paul W. Farris; Neil T. 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The full text is available here: http://www.bailii.org/uk/cases/UKHL/1966/2.html, -- Download Boardman v Phipps [1967] 2 AC 46 as PDF --, Transvaal Lands Co v New Belgium (Transvaal) Lands & Development CO [1914] 2 Ch 488, http://www.bailii.org/uk/cases/UKHL/1966/2.html, Download Boardman v Phipps [1967] 2 AC 46 as PDF. The trust benefited by this distribution 47,000, while Boardman and Phipps made 75,000. Facts: Boardman was solicitor of family trust, which included a 27% holding in a textile company. Administrative Law. The House of Lords maintained the strict rule that historically equity has imposed on a fiduciary. His Lordship regarded Boardman to be liable because he acquired the information in the course of the fiduciary relationship and because of the fiduciary relationship. The problem was that the trust instrument itself did not allow the investment of, Boardman purporting to act on behalf of the trust (relationship of agenc, discovered the likely cost of the shares and purchased the shares in his own, At all points, Boardman had acted honestly, After Boardman had purchased the controlling interest in the company. They owed fiduciary duties (to avoid any possibility of a conflict of interest) because they were negotiating over use of the trusts shares. Oxbridge Notes in-house law team. They realised together that they could turn the company around. Boardman and Tom Phipps had breached their duties to avoid a conflict of interest. Abstract. National Provincial Bank Ltd v Ainsworth (1965) Alison Dunn; 20. Become Premium to read the whole document. Boardman v Phipps (1967) Michael Bryan; 21. By his Will dated the 23rd December, 1943, Mr. C. W. Phipps left an annuity to his widow and subject thereto 5/18ths of his estate to each of his sons and 3 /18ths to his daughter, Mrs. Noble.
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