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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

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Shareholder Access to Privileged Documents: Views From England and the United States

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In England and the United States, legal professional privilege or attorney-client privilege is considered fundamental to the administration of justice, allowing clients to make confidential, full, and frank disclosure to...more

Morris James LLP

Anonymous Sources in Newspaper Articles Sufficed to Sustain Credible Evidentiary Basis for Books and Records Demand Investigating...

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Stockholders in a Delaware corporation are entitled to inspect certain of the company’s books and records, under Delaware General Corporation Law Section 220. A prerequisite to inspection is that the stockholder has a proper...more

Farrell Fritz, P.C.

When Trying to Discover Tax Returns in Business Divorce Litigation, Bring Your A Game

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In many, perhaps most New York business divorce lawsuits, tax documents play a key role. Equity holder status is essential for standing to sue – including to dissolve, to sue derivatively on behalf of the entity, to sue...more

Sullivan & Worcester

The Supreme Court of Israel Issues Groundbreaking Decision on Derivative Claims, Referencing Article Co-Authored by Sullivan...

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Tel Aviv, Israel – Recently, in a precedential case, the Supreme Court of Israel (the "Supreme Court") cited and based its groundbreaking decision on an article co-authored by Amichay Tessler, a litigation partner in Sullivan...more

Allen Matkins

Court Orders Discovery In Derivative Action Challenging Racial Diversity

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Last year, the City of Pontiac General Employees' Retirement System filed a derivative suit against the Board of Directors and Chief Executive Officer of Cisco Systems, Inc.  The gist of the complaint was that the "Defendants...more

Dorsey & Whitney LLP

Delaware Court of Chancery Strictly Construes Shareholder Representative Provision, Complicating Discovery from Shareholders

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Following a recent Delaware case, buyers in M&A deals should ensure that their purchase agreements adequately provide for access to information from the seller in case of post-closing disputes. In Fortis Advisors, LLC v....more

Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer

Delaware Chancery Court Holds That Stockholders Had a “Proper Purpose” to Seek Board Materials From Opioid Distributor, and Orders...

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In a 63-page decision issued on Jan. 13, 2020, in Lebanon County Employees’ Retirement Fund v. AmerisourceBergen Corporation, Vice Chancellor J. Travis Laster of the Delaware Court of Chancery found that stockholders of...more

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