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Confidential Information Attorney-Client Privilege United Kingdom

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Handy client guide to privilege

We have published a client guide to legal professional privilege under English law. This guide comprises: A decision tree: intended as a quick reference to help determine which documents can legitimately be withheld on...more

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Disputes in Focus: Quick Q&A on Legal Privilege in Group Litigation

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Legal professional privilege is a key issue in any litigation or investigation and each year the courts determine many disputes over its application. It can become less straightforward to manage and protect in multi-party or...more

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UK HR Two Minute Monthly - September 2021

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Legal professional privilege, litigation advice privilege, iniquitous principle, unfair dismissal, right to appeal, unlawful protection from wages claim, income protection payments - EAT concludes that an email sent prior...more

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Reserving Privilege for the Few: The High Court Confirms the Narrow Interpretation of “Client” for the Purposes of Legal Advice...

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Following Three Rivers (No 5) [2003] EWCA Civ 474, the High Court has held that notes of interviews of employees, prepared as part of certain internal investigations by a bank’s solicitors, for the purpose of enabling the...more

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The European, Middle Eastern and African Investigations Review 2016: United Kingdom: handling internal investigations

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With so much potentially at stake, the initial steps and strategic decisions taken in any company investigation are critical to setting the tone for a focused, credible and effective inquiry. This is paramount not only for...more

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Divisional Court Confirms Lawfulness of SFO Procedures for Isolating Privileged Material

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On 27 January, the Divisional Court in R (McKenzie) v Director of the Serious Fraud Office [2016] EWHC 102 (Admin) confirmed the lawfulness of the SFO’s procedures for dealing with material potentially subject to legal...more

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United Kingdom: handling internal investigations

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With so much potentially at stake, the initial steps and strategic decisions taken in any company investigation are critical to setting the tone for a focused, credible and effective inquiry. This is paramount not only for...more

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