Lyell v Kennedy
| Jurisdiction | England & Wales |
| Date | 1883 |
| Court | Court of Appeal |
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Hansfield Developments and Others v Irish Asphalt Ltd and Others
...and employees', provided both were taken in contemplation or in preparation of litigation. 94 65. The case of Lyell v. Kennedy (No. 3) (1884) 27 Ch.D. 1 provides a convincing rationale for such privilege. The case involved a claim to be an heir to a deceased's estate. Considering whether co......
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Estera Trust (Jersey) Ltd and Another (Petitioners) v Jasminder Singh and Others
...case is not consistent with a number of other authorities which are binding on me. He relies in particular on Lyell v Kennedy (No 3) (1884) 27 Ch D 1 (" Lyell") and Ventouris v Mountain [1991] 1 WLR 607. In Lyell, the Court of Appeal refused to order disclosure of original documents which h......
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1 firm's commentaries
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No Privilege For Original Version Of Document Simply Because Comparison To Final Version Would Reveal Legal Advice
...legal advice the solicitors had given in suggesting amendments to the report. The university sought to rely on Lyell v Kennedy (No. 3) (1884) 27 Ch D 1 which, as analysed in Ventouris v Mountain [1991] 1 WLR 607, established that privilege applies where a selection of documents copied or as......
1 books & journal articles
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Electronic discovery issues: disclosure requirements in Britain, Canada, and Australia.
...(BCCA). See also MANES & SILVER, SOLICITOR AND CLIENT PRIVILEGE IN CANADIAN LAW 170 (Butterworths Canada Ltd., 1st ed. 1993. (40.) (1884) 27 Ch.D. 1. (41.) [1992] 1 W.L.R. 106 (Ch.D.), [1992] 1 All E.R. 901 (42.) (1991) 57 S.A.S.R. 21, at 35-36. (43.) 329 U.S. 495 (1947). (44.) [1991] 1......