Citic Pacific Ltd v Secretary for Justice & anor [2015] HKCA 293

Regulation: Safe passage

John Doherty and Richard Reeve-Young explore the vexed question of legal professional privilege in the context of increasing regulation ‘Practitioners must carefully consider the identity of the individuals employed by their client company in order to ensure that advice given falls within the remit of legal advice privilege (LAP) and attracts the necessary protection from …

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Regulation: Safe passage

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Update: A litigation overview – 2015

Anna Pertoldi and Maura McIntosh look back at some of the key developments of 2015 from the perspective of the commercial litigator in England and Wales ‘2015 offered a welcome respite from the previous flood of case law considering applications for relief from sanctions for breaches of court rules and orders.’ As we move into …

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Privilege: Practice makes privileged

Gwendoline Davies and Andrew Beck explain the important principle of legal advice privilege and offer their practical advice ‘The judge emphasised that factual documents will not attract privilege simply because they were prepared by a lawyer who was present at a meeting – the key consideration will be whether the documents were created in connection …

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