What is privilege? The core aim of privilege is to protect the confidentiality of communications between clients and their lawyers. Note that the right belongs to the...
This Practice Note considers the Closed Material Procedure (CMP) which allows the state to disclose sensitive material to the judge without having to disclose the...
This Practice Note provides guidance on what, if any, collateral or subsequent use can be made of documents disclosed during the course of civil proceedings. This is...
This Practice Note looks at what confidential information is, who it belongs to and how to protect it. It considers disclosure obligations in relation to confidential...
This Practice Note addresses some issues to consider where you have documents in a foreign language which are potentially relevant to the dispute and which may be...
Dear [insert organisation name] We write to inform you that [we OR our client] inadvertently sent you privileged material by way of [our letter and attachments dated...
This precedent draft memo should be read (and potentially be sent) with the relevant precedent draft letter to your client about disclosure: • Draft letter to client...
IN THE [COURT]Claim no.: [insert claim number] BETWEEN [Insert claimant’s name] Claimant AND [Insert defendant’s name] Defendant AND/OR [Insert defendant’s solicitors...
Dear [insert organisation name] We write in response to your letter of [insert date] concerning documents you sent to us on [insert date], which you now claim to be...
[DETAILS OF DEPONENT ETC.] IN THE [COURT]Claim no.: [insert claim number] BETWEEN [CLAIMANT] Claimant and [DEFENDANT] Defendant...
This Practice Note should be read in conjunction with Practice Note: A guide to privilege for in-house lawyers. Written for in-house lawyers, this Practice Note provides...
The Freedom of Information Act 2000 (FIA 2000) confers a general right of public access to information that is held by public authorities which requires a public...
This Practice Note considers legal professional privilege (LPP), which is made up of legal advice privilege and litigation privilege. It considers the various criteria...
When dealing with litigation in various different jurisdictions, the Getting The Deal Through Guide (GTDT) titled: legal privilege and professional secrecy offers...
This Practice Note considers the general principles, meaning and rationale behind privilege. It identifies the different types of privilege, including legal advice...
This Practice Note considers the concepts of joint privilege (being joint retainer or joint interest privilege) and common interest privilege, including where they are...
This Practice Note looks at loss of privilege in civil litigation in the context of legal professional privilege (LPP) and in particular considers the concept of giving...
This Practice Note looks at privilege and confidential information in the context of a client-solicitor relationship where that solicitor-client relationship no longer...
Brexit: The UK's departure from the EU on exit day, ie Friday 31 January 2020, has implications for practitioners considering public interest immunity. For guidance, see:...
STOP PRESS: On 29 July 2019, the High Court published its decision in R (on the application of National Council for Civil Liberties (Liberty)) v Secretary of State for...
This Practice Note looks at the status and use of confidential information in civil proceedings including what confidential information is, how to protect confidential...
This Practice Note explains the without prejudice rule which affects the admissibility of evidence relating to genuine settlement negotiations and describes what makes...
Filed on behalf of the [claimant OR defendant] Witness statement of [insert initial and surname of witness] Number of witness statement: [insert number of witness...
