Brennan and Others v Sunderland City Council and Others

JurisdictionUK Non-devolved
Judgment Date2008
Neutral Citation[2008] UKEAT 0349_08_1612,UKEAT/349/08
Date2008
Year2008
CourtEmployment Appeal Tribunal
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47 cases
  • R (on the application of the Secretary of State for the Home Department) v First-Tier Tribunal (IAC) (Litigation privilege; First-Tier Tribunal)
    • United Kingdom
    • Upper Tribunal (Immigration and Asylum Chamber)
    • 22 June 2018
    ... [1981] 1 WLR 529. The underlying principle is one of fairness to prevent ‘cherry picking’: see e.g. Brennan v Sunderland City Council [2009] ICR 479, 483–4 at [16]. iii) Similarly, a party who by suing its legal advisor puts their confidential relationship in issue cannot claim privilege i......
  • Mr G Imrie v Right Track Scotland Ltd: 4107299/2014
    • United Kingdom
    • Employment Tribunal
    • 21 September 2021
    ...was not a disposal by informal agreement where matters of waiver of privilege may arise, as seen in Brennan v Sunderland City Council [2009] ICR 479 (Brennan). Those matters which were the subject of the Court action have been resolved by the decree of That includes the aspects of loss inju......
  • Faithorn Farrell Timms LLP v Mrs S Bailey
    • United Kingdom
    • Employment Appeal Tribunal
    • 28 June 2016
    ...had waived privilege. Waiver was to be determined objectively; the underlying principle was fairness (Brennan v Sunderland City Council [2009] ICR 479 EAT): a party could not partially waive privilege (Paragon Finance plc v Freshfields [1999] 1 WLR 1183 CA). Given the underlying nature of t......
  • Tetiana Ieremeieva v Sergii Lagur
    • British Virgin Islands
    • High Court (British Virgin Islands)
    • 4 April 2019
    ...allow cherrypicking, but the question is when has a cherry been relevantly placed before the court.” ( Brennan v Sunderland City Council [2009] ICR 479, at [63]).” 189 The claimants urge that waiver is not easily established and a degree of reliance is required, applying dicta in Brennan at......
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