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Without prejudice: extent of unambiguous impropriety exception clarified
In Williams v Hull [2009] EWHC 2844 (Ch) Arnold J upheld the 'without prejudice' status of a letter, deciding also that the 'unambiguous impropriety' …
Privilege update
The recent case of Tchenguiz v Imerman [2009] EWHC 2902 gives guidance on when lawyers' annotations (in particular highlighting or underlining on …
House of Lords ruling on 'without prejudice'
The ruling of the House of Lords in Ofulue v Bossert [2009] UKHL 16 highlights the wide protection provided by the without prejudice rule to parties who …
Mediator summoned to give evidence at trial regarding the mediation
In the recent case of Farm Assist Limited (In Liquidation) v The Secretary of State for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (No. 2) [2009] EWHC 1102 …
Make it clear whether or not communications are intended to be "without prejudice"
Otherwise there is a risk that the court will find they were intended to be on an open basis: English & American Insurance Co Ltd v Axa Re SA [2006] …
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 …
Admissibility of without prejudice negotiations when ADR is refused
In the recent case of Reed Executive plc v Reed Business Information Ltd [2004] EWCA Civ 887 the Court of Appeal gave its first judgment on the issue of …
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 …
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