A deposit by guarantors who had agreed ‘to assign to [the Bank] their certificates of shares in [PPL] by way of deposit’, together with endorsed transfers in blank, would create an equitable mortgage with an implied power of sale. Neville J discussed whether an agreement was collateral: ‘The concealed remuneration obtained by the agents in the present case is in the precise matter in which they were instructed to act as agents for their principal. Consequently it cannot be said, as in Hippisley v. Knee Brothers , that what they did was something which was collateral to, and not directly within, their duty as agents. That determines this matter so far as the question of commission is concerned.’
Judges:
Neville J
Citations:
[1910] 1 Ch 632
Jurisdiction:
England and Wales
Citing:
Cited – Hippisley v Knee Bros CA 1903
The defendant auctioneers were employed by the plaintiff to sell some goods. The payment was to be percentage commission with a minimum of andpound;20, certain fixed amounts and ‘all out of pocket’ expenses, particularly advertising. The sale . .
Cited by:
Cited – Archer and Watkins v Registrar General and Another PC 24-Jun-2004
(The Bahamas) The claimants challenged the way the respondent had allowed a company to alter its register of shareholders to their detriment.
Held: The responsibility for maintaining the share register rested on the company and its officers, . .
Cited – Imageview Management Ltd v Jack CA 13-Feb-2009
The appellant company acted for the respondent footballer in placing him with a football club. The respondent said that he had also taken a payment from the club, nominally for arranging a work permit. The respondent said this was improper. The . .
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Company, Equity
Updated: 06 May 2022; Ref: scu.198486
