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Cornwalls | Australia | 26 Feb 2021
As many of our clients will know, legal professional privilege (LPP) is a fundamental feature of our legal system. LPP preserves the…
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Hausfeld LLP | United Kingdom | 16 Feb 2021
In Guest Supplies Intl Ltd v South Place Hotel Ltd and another [2020] EWHC 307 (QB), following an application for specific disclosure, Murray J held…
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DAC Beachcroft | United Kingdom | 15 Feb 2021
There has been another twist to the tale of Legal Professional Privilege (“LPP”). A recent UK Supreme Court appeal decision has provided an important…
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TQ Legal | United Kingdom | 9 Feb 2021
The Supreme Court has stated that non-privileged email attachments are not covered by legal professional privilege. This is the case even if the email…
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DAC Beachcroft | United Kingdom | 17 Dec 2020
Last year we reported on the High Court’s first instance decision compelling the disclosure of privileged information by an audit client to the…
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Rahman Ravelli | United Kingdom | 12 Oct 2020
The High Court has ruled that the communications of foreign lawyers are protected by legal professional privilege. Mrs Justice Moulder ruled in PJSC…
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RPC | United Kingdom | 6 Oct 2020
There is no additional requirement for in-house foreign lawyers to be appropriately qualified or recognised or regulated as professional lawyers for…
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Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP | United Kingdom | 14 Sep 2020
In this alert, we consider a recent judgment of the English High Court on legal advice privilege with respect to foreign in-house lawyers…
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Bird & Bird LLP | United Kingdom | 28 Jul 2020
AC 6 imposes a disclosure obligation on ‘intermediaries’ who advise on, or are involved in, implementing ‘cross-border arrangements’. A lawyer…
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Rahman Ravelli | United Kingdom | 6 Jul 2020
Nicola Sharp assesses a case that establishes that it is the duty of an auditor to gauge whether a document is protected by legal professional…