Has the Law Commission's fiduciary duty review been successful?

Stephanie Baxter
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Two years have passed since the Law Commission's landmark review that attempted to clear up confusion over trustees' fiduciary duties. Stephanie Baxter finds despite some initial progress there is much more work to be done.

At a glance Review has helped focus trustees' minds but it is just the start of a very long journey Managers and consultants urged to do more to help trustees take account of long-term f...

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