Royal Brunei Airlines Sdn Bhd v Tan
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Royal Brunei Airlines Sdn Bhd v Tan is a leading UK Privy Council decision in trust and equity law that clarified the test for accessory liability for dishonest assistance in breach of trust.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Royal Brunei Airlines Sdn Bhd v Tan canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Royal Brunei Airlines Sdn Bhd v Tan Context triple: [Lord Hoffmann, notableWork, Royal Brunei Airlines Sdn Bhd v Tan]
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A.
Syariah Court of Singapore
The Syariah Court of Singapore is a specialized religious court that administers Muslim personal and family law, particularly matters such as marriage, divorce, and inheritance, for the Muslim community in Singapore.
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B.
Malindo Air
Malindo Air is a Malaysian hybrid full-service and low-cost airline that became the first operator of the Boeing 737 MAX 8.
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C.
Malaysia Aviation Group
Malaysia Aviation Group is a Malaysian state-owned aviation holding company that oversees Malaysia Airlines and several related aviation and travel businesses.
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D.
Malaysian airspace
Malaysian airspace is the sovereign airspace above Malaysia’s land and territorial waters, controlled and managed by Malaysian civil and military aviation authorities.
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E.
Malaysia Airports Holdings Berhad
Malaysia Airports Holdings Berhad is a Malaysian airport operator that manages and maintains most of the country’s major airports, including both domestic and international hubs.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Royal Brunei Airlines Sdn Bhd v Tan Target entity description: Royal Brunei Airlines Sdn Bhd v Tan is a leading UK Privy Council decision in trust and equity law that clarified the test for accessory liability for dishonest assistance in breach of trust.
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A.
Syariah Court of Singapore
The Syariah Court of Singapore is a specialized religious court that administers Muslim personal and family law, particularly matters such as marriage, divorce, and inheritance, for the Muslim community in Singapore.
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B.
Malindo Air
Malindo Air is a Malaysian hybrid full-service and low-cost airline that became the first operator of the Boeing 737 MAX 8.
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C.
Malaysia Aviation Group
Malaysia Aviation Group is a Malaysian state-owned aviation holding company that oversees Malaysia Airlines and several related aviation and travel businesses.
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D.
Malaysian airspace
Malaysian airspace is the sovereign airspace above Malaysia’s land and territorial waters, controlled and managed by Malaysian civil and military aviation authorities.
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E.
Malaysia Airports Holdings Berhad
Malaysia Airports Holdings Berhad is a Malaysian airport operator that manages and maintains most of the country’s major airports, including both domestic and international hubs.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (34)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Privy Council case
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judicial decision ⓘ |
| areaOfLaw |
accessory liability
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dishonest assistance ⓘ equity ⓘ trust law ⓘ |
| citationJurisdiction | Brunei Darussalam ⓘ |
| countryOfCourt | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| court | Judicial Committee of the Privy Council ⓘ |
| holding | Tan was liable for dishonest assistance in breach of trust ⓘ |
| importance |
leading authority on dishonest assistance in equity
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seminal case on accessory liability for breach of trust ⓘ |
| influenced |
Barlow Clowes International Ltd v Eurotrust International Ltd
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Twinsectra Ltd v Yardley ⓘ
linked to:
judgment in Twinsectra Ltd v Yardley
subsequent UK and Commonwealth case law on dishonest assistance ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| lawReportCitation | [1995] 3 All ER 97 ⓘ |
| lawReportCitation | [1995] 3 WLR 64 ⓘ |
| leadingJudge | Lord Nicholls of Birkenhead ⓘ |
| legalPrinciple |
clarified that negligence alone is insufficient for dishonest assistance
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confirmed that accessory liability is personal, not proprietary ⓘ defined dishonesty by reference to objective standards of ordinary decent people ⓘ emphasised that honesty is to be judged in light of all the circumstances known to the defendant ⓘ established that liability for dishonest assistance is based on the dishonesty of the accessory ⓘ held that the trustee’s state of mind is not determinative for accessory liability ⓘ rejected a requirement of knowledge categories for dishonest assistance ⓘ |
| neutralCitation | [1995] 2 AC 378 ⓘ |
| overruledOrQualified | earlier approaches relying on Baden categories of knowledge ⓘ |
| panelMember |
Lord Nicholls of Birkenhead
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other Law Lords ⓘ |
| party |
Royal Brunei Airlines Sdn Bhd
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linked to:
Royal Brunei Airlines
Tan ⓘ |
| subjectMatter | breach of trust by a travel agent handling airline ticket monies ⓘ |
| yearDecided | 1995 ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Royal Brunei Airlines Sdn Bhd v Tan Description of subject: Royal Brunei Airlines Sdn Bhd v Tan is a leading UK Privy Council decision in trust and equity law that clarified the test for accessory liability for dishonest assistance in breach of trust.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
Barlow Clowes International Ltd v Eurotrust International Ltd
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followedCase
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Royal Brunei Airlines Sdn Bhd v Tan
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