INTRODUCTION
Ben Johnson’s The Alchemist opens with a dispute over the profits of a joint venture. Three characters, Subtle (a conman), Jeremy (a servant), and Doll (a prostitute), form a scheme whereby they will equally split money obtained by passing off Subtle as an ‘alchemist’ and charging for his services. In the first scene, Subtle and Jeremy argue, and Subtle threatens to run off with the money. In the above quotation, he is chided by Doll for seeking to take more than his fair share. The play focuses on who will get the money – which is ultimately taken by Jeremy and given to his master – a question used to explore the tension between different duties of loyalty and self-interest. This article has a similar theme …
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Andreas Televantos, ‘The nature of partnership property and equitable interests’ (2023) 139 Law Quarterly Review (Jan) 26-51.
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