Joint venturers owe a fiduciary duty to each other
 
In Eastern Properties Sdn Bhd v Hampstead Corporation Sdn Bhd [2008] 1 AMR 285, the Court of Appeal held that joint venturers owe a fiduciary duty to each other: just as partners do.

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