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R (on the application of Prudential plc and another) v Special Commissioner of Income Tax

Privilege – Lawyers Only

The Supreme Court has given judgment in a long awaited case on whether or not legal advice given by accountants is privileged. The case is R (on the application of Prudential plc and another) (Appellants) v Special...more

Owners' Request For Records - the Lahrkamp Saga Continues

Another follow-up to our previous posts on “Owners Requests for Records”. As we previously posted, the Court agreed to vary its original order that the Corporation provide access to Mr.Lahrkamp to proxies and ballots by...more

Recent CIPA Ruling Sets Stage for Showdown Over Business Call Monitoring

Last week, a California court of appeals ruled that a state statute -- the California Invasion of Privacy Act, Cal. Penal Code § 632 (“CIPA”)-- prohibit a business from monitoring its own customer service and other telephone...more

What is a Non-disclosure Agreement?

A non-disclosure agreement (NDA) is an agreement between (at least) two parties, where one is the provider of the information that is to be protected and another is the receiver of the information. The non-disclosure...more

Justice Roberts: "This Isn't Personal, and Neither Are Your Corporate Records"

In a unanimous decision on March 1, 2011, the Supreme Court held in Federal Communications Commission v. AT&T Inc. that corporations do not have personal privacy rights under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), reversing a...more

Litigation Wire - January 2011

In This Issue: Opening the Floodgates: The Dodd-Frank Whistleblower Provisions’ Impact on Corporate America . . . Page 1, 8-9 Recent Cases Demonstrate Risks of Sharing Online Users’ Data with Third Parties. . . Page...more