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My Fashion (Legal) Odyssey: Part 6 How To Choose, Use (And Not Abuse) Your Lawyer

The selection of a professional by a lay person is often a dicey matter. Choosing a lawyer is no different. What qualities should you look for? What are the indicators of a lawyer to avoid? Don’t use your lawyer cousin Bernie...more

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Check Your [Legal Professional] Privilege - A Timely Reminder From the Federal Court of Australia

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In Commissioner of Taxation v PricewaterhouseCoopers [2022] FCA 278, the Federal Court of Australia has found that the majority of 116 sample documents considered by it were not subject to legal professional privilege and...more

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Federal Court Ruling Creates Possible Harbinger for Information Shared from Internal Investigations with the Government

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Introduction - Privilege assertions and waivers are a hot area for internal investigations and government proffers. One burning question centers around whether a party may claim privilege over materials that it furnished to...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

COVID-19: How To Prepare for Potential Future Disputes

Pandemic-Related Uncertainty Means Business Decisions Will Be Highly Scrutinized - As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to develop, guiding a business through this time of immense crisis means making decisions that gravely...more

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati

Litigation & Dispute Resolution 2019 – Eighth Edition - U.S. Chapter

Efficiency and integrity of process – The American legal system. The American legal system, founded on notions of fairness and due process, is respected throughout the world for its ability to deliver predictable,...more

King & Spalding

Tokyo Dispute Resolution and Crisis Management Newsletter - February 2018

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Attorney-Client Privilege and Corporate E-Mail: Navigating the Morass of Personal Communications in Investigations - Internal investigations are an important process for identifying potential wrongdoing by agents of a...more

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The Class Actions Global Guide, Italy

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WHAT IS THE DEFINITION OF CLASS/COLLECTIVE ACTIONS IN YOUR JURISDICTION? ARE THEY POPULAR AND WHAT ARE THE CURRENT TRENDS? Definition of class/collective actions - The members of a “class” can bring a “class action”...more

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The Class Actions Global Guide, Germany

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WHAT IS THE DEFINITION OF CLASS/COLLECTIVE ACTIONS IN YOUR JURISDICTION? ARE THEY POPULAR AND WHAT ARE THE CURRENT TRENDS? Definition of class/collective actions - There is no mechanism for general collective...more

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The Class Actions Global Guide, Spain

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WHAT IS THE DEFINITION OF CLASS/COLLECTIVE ACTIONS IN YOUR JURISDICTION? ARE THEY POPULAR AND WHAT ARE THE CURRENT TRENDS? Definition of class/collective actions - There is no specific definition of...more

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The Class Actions Global Guide, US

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WHAT IS THE DEFINITION OF CLASS/COLLECTIVE ACTIONS IN YOUR JURISDICTION? ARE THEY POPULAR AND WHAT ARE THE CURRENT TRENDS? Definition of class/collective actions - In the US, a class action is a form of...more

Carlton Fields

For “At-Issue Waiver,” The Best Defense May Not Be An Affirmative Defense

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As this blog has repeatedly documented, it can be hard for insurers to assert the attorney-client privilege in the context of bad faith litigation. One difficulty arises in states that enforce a presumption against the...more

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