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High Court finds SFO not barred from giving disclosure of third party documents obtained under compulsory powers
The High Court has held that the Serious Fraud Office (SFO) was not prevented from giving disclosure as a defendant to civil proceedings of …
Court of Appeal dismisses appeal against Tomlin order on ground of judicial pressure to settle
The Court of Appeal has considered the grounds on which a Tomlin order, a form of consent order commonly used to record agreed terms of …
Court of Appeal finds company entitled to access e-mails sent or received on its behalf by former CEO
The Court of Appeal has held that a company was entitled to an order requiring its former Chief Executive Officer to provide access to the content of …
Hearings will usually take place in public, even where there may be damage to reputation
The Court of Appeal has reaffirmed that in most cases the open justice principle will prevail and that potential damage to reputation will not be …
Commercial Court considers principle that "there is no property in a witness"
The Commercial Court has held that it may be a contempt of court for a party to litigation to seek to prevent a witness or potential witness from …
No property right in the contents of an e-mail
A commercial deal has gone wrong. Not only has this caused contractual issues but regulatory authorities are now investigating. Crucial …
Strict approach to witness protection orders
The High Court has refused to order that the identities of certain witnesses should be protected and that their evidence should be heard in …
Court of Appeal considers confidentiality obligations of in-house lawyers
The Court of Appeal has considered whether and in what circumstances a former employed lawyer will be restrained from acting adverse to a former …
Disclosure of client contact details: conflicting approaches
The High Court has refused to order a firm of solicitors to disclose a client's contact details to assist in the enforcement of a committal order against …
High Court guidance on non-party access to court documents
In the context of the phone hacking litigation, the High Court has considered the principles governing which court documents are publicly available: …
High Court restrained use of privileged documents disclosed inadvertently
The recent High Court decision in London Borough of Redbridge and another v Johnson [2011] EWHC 2861 (QB) is a reminder that where privileged …
Non-party access to witness statements and skeleton arguments
Two recent cases have considered the circumstances in which non-parties can gain access to certain court documents. Witness statements: In British Arab …
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