Explain the following of Section 34—Fiduciary Relationship of Partners. (1) Partners shall stand in a fiduciary relationship towards the firm and their co-partners. (2) Without prejudice to the generality of subsection (1) of this section, (a) every partner shall be bound to render to every other partner full information of all  things affecting the firm; (b) every partner shall account to the firm for any benefit derived by him without the  consent of the other partners from any transaction concerning the firm or from any use by  him of the firm's property, name or business connection; (c) if a partner, without the consent of the other partners, directly or indirectly carries on  any business of the same nature as, and competing with, that of the firm, he shall account  for, and pay over to the firm, all profits made by him in that business.

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Explain the following of Section 34—Fiduciary Relationship of Partners.

(1) Partners shall stand in a fiduciary relationship towards the firm and their co-partners.
(2) Without prejudice to the generality of subsection (1) of this section,
(a) every partner shall be bound to render to every other partner full information of all 
things affecting the firm;
(b) every partner shall account to the firm for any benefit derived by him without the 
consent of the other partners from any transaction concerning the firm or from any use by 
him of the firm's property, name or business connection;
(c) if a partner, without the consent of the other partners, directly or indirectly carries on 
any business of the same nature as, and competing with, that of the firm, he shall account 
for, and pay over to the firm, all profits made by him in that business.

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