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Aug 5, 2013 fiduciary-duty attorney-ethics property-law double-sale unregistered-land

When a Lawyer Buys the Client's Land: Breach of Fiduciary Duty in Property Acquisition

A lawyer who bought property his clients had already purchased breached his fiduciary duty. The Supreme Court explains why.