Tag: privilege

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08 February 2013

The Year of the Dragon – a litigator's review of key cases and developments

As the Year of the Dragon draws to a close we summarise in this e-bulletin some key cases and developments which are likely to be of interest to clients. …
28 January 2013

UK Supreme Court decides that legal advice privilege does not extend to legal tax advice given by accountants

On 23 January 2013 the UK Supreme Court handed down its much anticipated judgment in R (on the application of Prudential plc and another) v Special …
19 November 2012

Hong Kong Court of Final Appeal rules on privilege against self-incrimination in anti- corruption investigations

In the decision in A v The Commissioner of the Independant Commission Against Corruption [2012] HKCFA 79 handed down on 13 November 2012 the …
16 April 2012

Court of Appeal rules partial waiver of privilege recognised in Hong Kong

In Citic Pacific Limited v Secretary for Justice  (unrep, CACV 60/2011), the Court of Appeal considered the legal principles relating to the nature …