LAWYERS (& OTHERS) – WHY YOU SHOULD WATCH WHAT YOU SAY IN THE PUB: LEGAL PROFESSIONAL PRIVILEGE OUSTED BY INIQUITY OF ADVICE GIVEN
In the judgment today in X v. Y Ltd (PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE – Disclosure) [2018] UKEAT 0261 Mrs Justice Slade held that an email marked “Legally Privileged and Confidential” did not have the protection of professional privilege. The judgment also shows…
LEGAL PROFESSIONAL PRIVILEGE: APPLIES TO LECTURE POWERPOINT NOTES
There is an interesting decision about the scope of legal professional privilege by the First Tier of the General Regulatory Chamber (Information Rights) in the Ministry of Justice -v- The Information Commissioner & Shaw EA/2015/0160. THE CASE The applicant made…
BOOK REVIEW: THE ELECTRONIC EVIDENCE AND E-DISCLOSURE HANDBOOK: ESSENTIAL INFORMATION IN BYTE SIZED CHUNKS
Peter Hibbert has written an impressive work, The Electronic Evidence and E-Disclosure Handbook. Does it deserve a place on your bookshelf? I have a quick review and a longer review. They both lead to the same conclusion. THE SHORT…
LITIGATION PRIVILEGE, DECEPTION AND THE ACCIDENTAL DISCLOSURE OF PRIVILEGED DOCUMENTS
In Property Alliance Group -v- The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC [2015] EWHC 3341 (Ch) Mr Justice Birss made some important observations on the scope of litigation privilege when evidence was obtained by deceit. Significant guidance was given on the…
