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
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
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
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