Steen v Law

JurisdictionUK Non-devolved
Judgment Date1963
Date1963
Year1963
CourtPrivy Council
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7 cases
  • Wallersteiner v Moir
    • United Kingdom
    • Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
    • 21 May 1974
    ...of trust: and is liable to recoup to the company any loss occasioned to it by the default. That is shown by the cases of Steen v. Law (1964) A.C. 287 and Selanger v. Cradock (1968) 1 W.L.R. 1559: see also Halsbury's 4th Edition, Volume 7, paragraph 208. In those cases defaulters wereheld li......
  • Robert Chaston v Swp Group Plc
    • United Kingdom
    • Queen's Bench Division
    • 6 April 2002
    ...my discretion to grant relief to him. Ignorance of the law in this context is not in itself a defence to liability (see Steen v Law 1964 AC 287) and I would be reluctant to water down the importance of such provisions by granting effective exoneration to those who procured the breach by res......
  • Jacobson and Another v Liquidator of M Bulkin & Co Ltd
    • South Africa
    • Invalid date
    ...very sophisticated methods of circumventing sec. 54 of the English Act, said: "You have only to look at such cases as Steen v. La.w, 1964 AC. 287, and Selangor United Rubber Estates v. Cradock, (1968) I. W.L.R. 1555, to see the devices which they use. Circular cheques come in very handy. So......
  • Deanby Investment Company Ltd v HM Inspector of Taxes
    • United Kingdom
    • Court of Appeal (Northern Ireland)
    • 12 January 2001
    ...of the court: Calkin v IR Commr [1984] 1 NZLR 440 Edgelow v McElwee ELR[1918] 1 KB 205 Newton v Pyke (1908) 25 TLR 127 Steen v Law ELR[1964] AC 287 Stephens (HMIT) v T Pittas Ltd TAXTAX[1983] BTC 367; (1983) 56 TC 722 Corporation tax - Close company - Loans to participators - Assessment - l......
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