Litigation Notes

UK Commercial Court pilot will mean many more court documents publicly available by default from 1 January 2026

Cross-border insolvency: High Court balances interests of liquidators and former management in determining applications for information

Transparency and Open Justice Board publishes proposed key objectives

High Court finds Secretary of State's affirmation in disqualification proceedings is not publicly available as a statement of case

Non-party access to court documents: Court of Appeal interprets leading Supreme Court authority

Proposed new rule would radically expand public access to court documents

Redactions for privilege, irrelevance and public interest immunity, and waiver of privilege: High Court provides guidance

Privilege not lost where email containing legal advice found on employee's work laptop

High Court refuses injunction to prevent use of privileged material disclosed in error, where it revealed potential serious breach of court guidance

Court of Appeal considers iniquity exception to privilege

Another decision showing what parties can - and cannot - do when they receive a draft judgment under embargo

Privilege not lost despite opponent obtaining copies of documents in foreign proceedings

The High Court has held that a defendant was entitled to maintain privilege over certain documents even though the claimants had obtained copies of the …