Principle

COMMERCIAL LAW – Agency – Authority of Solicitor – Pledge of Client’s Document – Unauthorised Act Does Not Bind Principal

Area of law
COMMERCIAL LAW
Court
Supreme Court

A principal is not bound by unauthorised acts of an agent—whether tortious or contractual. The agent must act within the scope of actual or apparent authority. Pledging a client's document without authority is an unauthorised act. The principal cannot be held liable for such conduct.…

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