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No litigation privilege where witnesses were deceived as to true purpose of meetings
The High Court has rejected a claimant's claim to assert litigation privilege over secret recordings of meetings with …
High Court confirms legal advice privilege can include lawyer's summary of facts
In a decision handed down earlier today, the High Court has upheld RBS's claim to privilege over certain documents which the bank had been ordered to …
Article published on maximising privilege protection for internal investigations under US and English law
When a company conducts an internal investigation in respect of a potential regulatory issue, it will wish to maximise the extent to which …
Hong Kong Court of Appeal rejects narrow interpretation of “client” and adopts broader test for legal advice privilege
In a decision handed down yesterday, the Hong Kong Court of Appeal (HKCA) has rejected the narrow view adopted by the first instance court as to who …
Important High Court decision on waiver of privilege and without prejudice protection
In a decision earlier this week, the High Court held that a defendant bank had waived both legal professional privilege and without prejudice protection …
Establishing "good reason" for breach of order following change of solicitors may require waiver of privilege
The High Court has extended a witness statement deadline, where a party was in breach of the previous timetable, but refused to vacate …
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 …
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