What are the consequences of a breach of fiduciary duty and unjust enrichment claim against John O'Connell?

British Columbia, Canada


The following excerpt is from Mortimer v Bender, 2020 BCSC 483 (CanLII):

Notably, the siblings’ breach of fiduciary duty and unjust enrichment claims against John were dismissed by Bracken J. without reasons (paras. 5 and 248). The siblings subsequently entered a comprehensive settlement and none of the remaining matters were adjudicated: Kuo v. Kuo, 2017 BCCA 245.

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