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Medibank class action: navigating the legal privilege maze

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Concerns about claims of legal professional privilege over third-party investigation reports produced in the course of responding to cyberattacks, and the extent to which such reports can be shielded from disclosure in legal...more

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Legal Privilege in Cyber Incidents: Lessons for Hong Kong from Australia’s Optus Cyber Breach

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Important lessons for Hong Kong organisations managing cyber accidents may be learned from the noteworthy ruling in a recent Australia case, Singtel Optus Pty Ltd v. Robertson [2024]. For background, from 17-20 September...more

International Lawyers Network

Bankruptcy, Insolvency & Rehabilitation Proceedings in Australia (Updated)

This guide offers an overview of legal aspects of bankruptcy, insolvency, and rehabilitation in the requisite jurisdictions. It is meant as an introduction to these marketplaces and does not offer specific legal advice....more

K&L Gates LLP

Check Your [Legal Professional] Privilege - A Timely Reminder From the Federal Court of Australia

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In Commissioner of Taxation v PricewaterhouseCoopers [2022] FCA 278, the Federal Court of Australia has found that the majority of 116 sample documents considered by it were not subject to legal professional privilege and...more

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What Privilege Rules Govern My International Arbitration?

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International arbitration inevitably involves different parties from different jurisdictions. The parties, their counsel, the seat, the arbitrators, the governing law of the contract, the setting of the relevant facts, and...more

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RBI v Asia Coal Energy: Court of Appeal confirms that communication of solicitor instructions does not of itself waive underlying...

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In Raffeisen Bank International AG v Asia Coal Energy Ventures Ltd & Ashurst LLP,  the Court of Appeal distinguished the case of Conlon v Conlons Ltd, and provided a helpful analysis of the circumstances in which instructions...more

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