Litigation Notes

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 …

Commercial litigation podcast series – Episode 31: General update

High Court grants permission to rely on inadvertently disclosed privileged documents where the mistake was not obvious

High Court dismisses late application for disclosure of transcripts of audio files despite rejecting claim for litigation privilege

High Court partially overturns order for defendant to provide disclosure in jurisdiction dispute

High Court orders commercial parties to mediate shortly before trial

Cross-border insolvency: High Court balances interests of liquidators and former management in determining applications for information

Court of Appeal finds claimants cannot be forced to pursue claims for environmental damage as "global claims"

Litigation privilege: High Court takes realistic approach in finding privilege applied to witness interviews conducted by administrators

Non-party access to court documents: Court of Appeal interprets leading Supreme Court authority

High Court dismisses liquidators' wide-ranging application for documents held by group company and its lawyers "in relation to" company in liquidation

High Court orders defendant to provide disclosure in jurisdiction dispute