Ancient Order of Foresters in Victoria Friendly Society Limited v Lifeplan Australia Friendly Society Limited

Equity – Knowing assistance in breach of fiduciary duty – Remedies – Account of profits – Causation – Where employees of first respondent breached fiduciary duties to respondents by assisting appellant, and then joined appellant – Where appellant knowingly assisted in breaches of fiduciary duty – Where primary judge found profits of appellant's business not direct result of appellant's knowing assistance – Whether account of profits available.

Equity – Knowing assistance in breach of fiduciary duty – Remedies – Account of profits – Assessment of quantum – Whether knowing assistant obliged to account for entire capital value of business acquired – Whether account of profits may be ordered in respect of anticipated profits.

Words and phrases – "account of profits", "actual profits", "anticipated profits", "as a result of", "but for", "causation", "disgorgement" "knowing assistance", "material contribution".