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Goodwin

“Shareholder Rule” Snuffed Out: Practical Implications for UK Companies and Shareholders

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When a client seeks legal advice from a lawyer, the confidential communications between them, which are made for the sole or dominant purpose of seeking and receiving legal advice, are protected by legal professional...more

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The End of the Shareholder Rule: Aabar, Jardine, and the Future of Corporate Privilege

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Two recent judicial decisions have brought long-standing assumptions about the so-called “Shareholder Rule” under critical scrutiny. In Aabar Holdings S.à.r.l. v Glencore plc & ors, the English High Court held that companies...more

A&O Shearman

UK SRA’s new guidance on internal investigations and legal professional privilege

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Independence, legal privilege and reporting to internal stakeholders are key areas of focus in the UK Solicitor Regulation Authority’s (SRA) new guidance for in-house internal investigations lawyers published in November...more

Latham & Watkins LLP

‘Iniquity Exception’ Extends to Breaches of a Director’s Statutory Duty

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English High Court holds that alleged breaches of a director’s statutory duties can engage the ‘iniquity exception’, which disapplies legal professional privilege under certain conditions. In Barrowfen Properties v Girish...more

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