USA v Philip Morris Inc [2003] EWHC 3028 (Comm); [2004] EWCA Civ 330

Substantial Assets: A one-sided argument

Beth Mason and Georgia Day examine a case involving a large amount of assets, but also issues relevant to cases concerned with lesser sums ‘If a solicitor becomes a client’s ”man of business”, advising the client on investment matters, finance policy and other business matters, then the advice may lack the relevant legal context for …

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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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Privilege: Litigation privilege – the dominance matrix

Clare Arthurs and Phillip D’Costa find out about recent developments in privilege ‘Tchenguiz provides some useful guidance as to how litigation privilege will be applied by the courts.’ Legal professional privilege attracts its fair share of judicial and public attention. Broadly speaking, it protects confidential communications between a lawyer and client from disclosure, in order …

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