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Privilege: Secret fights
In the second of two articles, Davinia Brennan explores a recent decision from the Irish High Court on litigation privilege ‘This is an important decision, which clarifies that the protection afforded to documents by litigation privilege will not extend beyond the particular legal proceedings for which they were prepared, or closely related actions.’ Part 1: …
Cases Referenced
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- Blank v Canada [2006] SCC 39
- Bord na Mona v Sisk [1990] 1 IR 85
- Downey v Murray [1988] NI 600
- Gallagher v Stanley [1998] 2 IR 267
- Kerry County Council v Liverpool Salvage Association [1904] 38 ILTR 7
- Porter v Scott [1979] NI (6)
- Quinlivan v Tuohy [1992] (unreported)
- Rylands v Fletcher [1868] UKHL 1
- Smurfit Paribas Bank Ltd v AAB Export Finance Ltd [1990] 1 IR 469
- The Aegis Blaze [1986] 1 Lloyds Rep 203
- University College Cork National University of Ireland v Electricity Supply Board [2014] IEHC 135
- Waugh v British Railways Board [1979] UKHL 2
- Woori Bank & anor v KDB Bank Ireland Ltd [2005] IEHC 451