''Ex parte James'' (1803) 32 ER 385 is an
insolvency
In accounting, insolvency is the state of being unable to pay the debts, by a person or company ( debtor), at maturity; those in a state of insolvency are said to be ''insolvent''. There are two forms: cash-flow insolvency and balance-sheet i ...
and
company law
Corporate law (also known as company law or enterprise law) is the body of law governing the rights, relations, and conduct of persons, companies, organizations and businesses. The term refers to the legal practice of law relating to corp ...
case, concerning conflicts of interest, and the absolute duty to avoid them.
Facts
A bankrupt's estate was purchased by a solicitor to the commission of the bankrupt.
Judgment
Lord Eldon LC stated the following in his judgment.
See also
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Regal (Hastings) Ltd v Gulliver
{{Infobox court case
, name = Regal (Hastings) Ltd v Gulliver
, court = House of Lords
, image = Weissenhorn Stadttheater.jpg
, date decided = 20 February 1967
, full name =
, citations = 9671 All ER 378, 9672 AC 134, 942UKHL 1
, judges ...
''
942
Year 942 (Roman numerals, CMXLII) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Julian calendar.
Events
By place
Europe
* Summer – The Hungarian raid in Spain (942), Hungarians invade Al-Andalus (modern Spain) and besiege the f ...
1 All ER 378
*''
Holder v Holder''
968Ch 353
Notes
References
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Singapore Journal of Legal Studies 557-582
*Copy of Judgment in the English Report
United Kingdom company case law
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