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NLJ this week: Privilege for whom, and when?
When does legal professional privilege apply? That was the nub of the issue in the recent case of Loreley Financing (Jersey) v Credit Suisse. Writing in this week’s NLJ, Rhys Novak and Emilie Brammer look into the details of the case and assess the two-stage test set out by the High Court.
30 September 2022
Not-so-secret identities
Can the identity of those instructing lawyers be protected by privilege? Emilie Brammer & Rhys Novak assess the two-stage test set out by the High Court
30 September 2022 / Rhys Novak / Emilie Brammer
Privilege & the crime-fraud exception Premium Content
Crime, fraud & iniquity: how can an allegation of wrongdoing override legal professional privilege? Nick Barnard examines the evidence
29 January 2021 / Nick Barnard
Book review: Privilege Premium Content
"This is an excellent reference work to help lawyers get to the bottom, or even beyond the bottom, of difficult points."
10 December 2020 / John Gould
Legal privilege bolstered by disclosure case
Legal advice privilege applies to foreign qualified in-house lawyers regardless of national standards, the High Court has held
17 September 2020
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