Publications
Publications
- December 2003 (Revised November 2015)
- HBS Case Collection
The Fiduciary Relationship: A Legal Perspective
By: Lynn Sharp Paine
Abstract
Discusses the concept of a fiduciary, as developed in the Anglo-American common law tradition, and outlines the principal differences between the legal standard applied to fiduciaries compared to ordinary arms'-length contractors.
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Citation
Paine, Lynn Sharp. "The Fiduciary Relationship: A Legal Perspective." Harvard Business School Background Note 304-064, December 2003. (Revised November 2015.)