Legal Advice in UK Law
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Legal advice privilege in employment
A recent decision in the UK Court of Appeal has provided guidance in the area of privilege in employment claims. In Curless v Shell International Ltd, the Court of Appeal had to consider whether le...
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Legal advice privilege upheld for dissolved companies
The Court of Appeal has confirmed that documents protected by legal advice privilege remain so protected even upon the dissolution of the company to whom the privilege belongs. Once attached, legal...
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"UK Supreme Court: Legal Advice Privilege Relates to Lawyers’ Advice Only"
Summary - In an eagerly awaited decision of the U.K. Supreme Court in the case of R (on the Application of Prudential plc and Another) v. Special Commissioner of Income Tax and Another, [2013]...
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English Court of Appeal Considers Test for Legal Advice Privilege
In Civil Aviation Authority v. R (on the Application of Jet2.com Ltd.), the English Court of Appeal clarified the test for legal advice privilege, confirming the need to show that the dominant purp...
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Unleash the Cranky Alpaca: Legal Advice Privilege and Multiparty Emails
In Civil Aviation Authority v R (on the application of Jet2 Ltd) 2020 EWCA Civ 35, the English Court of Appeal provided clear guidance on the position of Legal Advice Privilege and multiparty email...
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Who is the Client for the Purposes of Legal Advice Privilege? English High Court Confirms Narrow Scope of Legal Advice Privilege
A recent decision out of the English High Court narrows the scope of the legal advice privilege, which will have important implications for US companies that have ties to the UK. Please see ...
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Welcome Clarification of English Law Regarding Legal Advice Privilege
The High Court has delivered an important judgment on the application of legal advice privilege to factual reports delivered by lawyers to their clients in the context of a regulatory investigation...
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High Court Reaffirms the Broad Scope of Legal Advice Privilege
In a High Court ruling on 5 November 2015, Mr. Justice Snowden helpfully reaffirmed the established precedent that legal advice privilege is not confined to telling the client the law: it may also ...
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English Legal Advice Privilege Can Apply to Communications With Foreign Lawyers
High Court holds that English law legal advice privilege can extend to such communications regardless of whether or not the lawyers are in-house practitioners. In PJSC Tatneft v Gennady Bogolyub...
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