Open AccessConstructive Trusts in Canada
Author(s) -
Robert Norris Chambers
Publication year - 1999
Publication title -
alberta law review
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1925-8356
pISSN - 0002-4821
DOI - 10.29173/alr1478
Subject(s) - constructive trust , constructive , duty , supreme court , law , unjust enrichment , law and economics , express trust , sociology , business , political science , computer science , restitution , process (computing) , operating system
In this article, the author discusses the role of constructive trusts in Canada, examining the connection between unjust enrichment and the constructive trust. In particular, the author focuses on the Supreme Court of Canada decision in Soulas v. Korkontzilas and argues that constructive trusts respond to two main categories of events, the acquisition of assets in breach of duty and intentions to benefit others.