Insights by Penningtons Manches Cooper: Survival of the fittest

Penningtons Manches Cooper LLP | The Commercial Litigation Journal | November/December 2019 #88
Clare Arthurs and Nicole Finlayson stand on the touchline to witness privilege bouncing back ‘The authorities were clear that once privileged, always privileged: it would undermine the purpose of privilege if a lawyer had to qualify their assurance of confidentiality to the client.’ As rugby fever swept the nation, legal advice privilege once again found …

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Legal professional privilege: Behind closed doors

Farrer & Co | Family Law Journal | November 2018 #181
Kelly Merris and Charlie Fikry provide an analysis of a case involving legal professional privilege where fraud was alleged and assess the wider implications ‘Legal professional privilege is considered a fundamental condition on which the administration of justice rests.’ In Bruzas v Saxton [2018] Holman J gave a preliminary judgment following a highly unusual sequence …

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