The concept of the “shareholder principle” in English law provides that a company cannot assert privilege against its own shareholders, unless the privileged documents in question were created for the dominant purpose of...more
Any recorded communication (for example: emails, recorded phone conversations (including voicemails), letters, memoranda, computer records etc) may have to be produced to the other party in litigation or other adversarial...more
In The Civil Aviation Authority v R (on the application of Jet2.com Limited), the Court of Appeal, upholding the High Court decision, has affirmed that legal advice privilege (LAP) is subject to a dominant purpose test. This...more