Litigation Notes

US courts find privilege applies to use of public AI tools by self-represented litigants

Litigation developments: England and Wales – Quarterly update

Cross-examining AI – Episode 1: Civil Justice Council AI consultation and latest developments in AI and privilege

France introduces confidentiality protection for legal opinions prepared by in-house lawyers

The move is a significant shift in the country's legal landscape.

High Court finds company could not assert privilege against former director over legal advice she had seen at the time

Upper Tribunal observes that uploading confidential documents into open-source AI tools waives client confidentiality and legal privilege

New York court finds client chats with generative AI tool Claude are not privileged

The decision contains important lessons, but the analysis may not be identical under English law.

Navigating legal privilege issues when using AI

Litigation developments: England and Wales – Quarterly update

Commercial litigation podcast series – Episode 32: General update

Privy Council abrogates so-called "Shareholder Rule" under English law: companies can assert privilege against their shareholders

High Court finds iniquity exception to privilege applied, but not on a blanket basis

The decision suggests that, even where a transaction is contaminated by multiple iniquities, each document must be reviewed to ascertain whether it is …