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Judicial Committee of the Privy Council Declares the End of the ‘Shareholder Rule’ Regarding Privilege

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In a landmark ruling handed down on 24 July 2025 (Jardine Strategic Limited (Appellant) v Oasis Investments II Master Fund Ltd and 80 others (Respondents) No 2 (Bermuda) [2025] UKPC 34), the Judicial Committee of the Privy...more

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Legal Privilege - the King has been advised - the Shareholder Rule no longer applies under English Law

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Yesterday in a landmark decision, Jardine Strategic Limited v Oasis Investments II Master Fund Ltd and others, the Privy Council, on appeal from Bermuda’s Court of Appeal, has changed the law....more

McGuireWoods LLP

Can Clients Safely Share Protected Communications With Their Parents?

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The attorney-client privilege is so fragile that even disclosing protected communications to family members normally waives it. An Arizona appellate court recently took a forgiving view, but a concurring judge sounded the...more

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Illinois Appellate Court Declines to Extend Crime-Fraud Exception To Defamation Claims

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Allegations of defamation and conspiracy to defame alone are insufficient to establish the crime-fraud exception and defeat the attorney-client privilege, the Illinois Appellate Court recently held. In MacDonald v....more

Pullman & Comley, LLC

Voluntary Disclosure of a Communication with Counsel: The CT Appellate Court Recognizes “Subject Matter” Waiver

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Accordingly, we hold that the voluntary disclosure of a privileged attorney-client communication constitutes a waiver of the privilege as to all other communications concerning the same subject matter when the trial court...more

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