Wilful Misconduct in UK Law

  • Lloyd (A.P.) and Others (A.P.) v McMahon
    • House of Lords
    • 12 Marzo 1987
    ... ... such sum had been incurred or deficiency caused by the appellants' wilful misconduct. The appellants were further notified that they might make ... ...
  • Barnsley v Noble
    • Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
    • 02 Agosto 2016
    ... ... or expedient or by reason of any other matter or thing except wilful and individual fraud or wrongdoing on the part of the trustee who is ... Philip had not been guilty of wilful misconduct in the relevant sense: "He did not deliberately keep things back from Mr ... ...
  • Armitage v Nurse
    • Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
    • 19 Marzo 1997
    ... ... matter how indolent, imprudent, lacking in diligence, negligent or wilful he may have been, so long as he has not acted dishonestly ... 27 ... [1925] 1 Ch. 407 ... Nothing less than conscious and wilful misconduct is sufficient. The trustee must be "conscious that, in doing the ... ...
  • Westminster City Council v Porter and another
    • Chancery Division
    • 30 Julio 2002
    ... ... defendant being the amount of a loss incurred or caused by her wilful misconduct ... 4 Pursuant to what is now ... ...
  • Samuel (P.) & Company Ltd v Dumas
    • House of Lords
    • 25 Febrero 1924
    ... ... will be referred to later, pleaded that the loss was due to the wilful misconduct and fraud of Anghelatos and his agents in procuring or ... ...
  • Blyth v Blyth
    • House of Lords
    • 15 Febrero 1966
    ... ... before the adultery complained of; or ( d ) of such wilful neglect or misconduct as has conduced to the adultery." ... ...
  • Braganza v BP Shipping Ltd
    • Supreme Court
    • 18 Marzo 2015
    ... ... or illness resulted from amongst other things, the Officer's wilful act, default or misconduct whether at sea or ashore …." (emphasis ... ...
  • Laws v London Chronicle (Indicator Newspapers) Ltd
    • Court of Appeal
    • 22 Abril 1959
    ... ... "Wilful disobedience to the lawful and reasonable order of the master justifies mmary dismissal". Then, a little late, "Misconduct, inconsistent with the due and faithful discharge by 1MB servant of the ... ...
  • BBGP Managing General Partner Ltd v Babcock & Brown Global Partners
    • Chancery Division
    • 20 Agosto 2010
    ... ... termination was in respect of General's “fraud, gross negligence, wilful misconduct, bad faith or reckless disregard of its obligations and duties ... ...
  • R v Dytham
    • Court of Appeal (Criminal Division)
    • 18 Julio 1979
    ... ... which was in these terms: "The charge against you is one of misconduct of an officer of justice, in that you misconducted yourself whilst acting ... v. Benbridge a judgment of Lord Mansfield. The neglect must be wilful and not merely inadvertent; and it must be culpable in the sense that it ... ...
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