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Tag: legal advice privilege
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Fraud/iniquity exception applied to displace privilege where evidence of transaction defrauding creditors
In a recent decision, the High Court held that legal advice taken in relation to certain transactions was not protected by privilege, as there was …
High Court restrains use of privileged documents disclosed by solicitor in breach of confidence
The High Court has held that a party retained the benefit of legal advice privilege in information provided to her solicitor which the …
UK Supreme Court refuses to extend privilege to accountants
The Supreme Court confirmed today that legal advice privilege ("LAP") cannot be claimed in respect of confidential communications between accountants and …
Supreme Court hearing in Prudential starts today
The Supreme Court is set to hear Prudential's appeal against the Court of Appeal's much-publicised decision from October 2010 which …
Hong Kong court applies narrow view of "client" for privilege purposes
The much discussed decision of the English Court of Appeal in Three Rivers District Council v Bank of England [2003] EWCA Civ 474 led to a risk that …
Legal advice privilege: only for lawyers
The Court of Appeal has today handed down judgment confirming that legal advice privilege does not apply to any professional other than a qualified …
Legal advice privilege and preparatory documents
A recent High Court case held that legal advice privilege protects confidential communications passing between a lawyer and his client and does not …
The House of Lords reaffirms the importance of legal advice privilege - but practical problems remain
The House of Lords has today handed down its much anticipated judgment in the Three Rivers litigation: Three Rivers District Council and Others v The …
Court of Appeal overturns legal advice privilege decision
On 3 April 2003, the Court of Appeal handed down a judgment which defines the scope of legal advice privilege more narrowly than may previously have been …