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Once more unto the breach: the FRC, strategic tax advice and litigation privilege

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Background and history of proceedings - The background to the latest instalment in the long-running dispute between Sports Direct International (“SDI”) (now renamed Frasers Group plc) and the Financial Reporting Council...more

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Court of Appeal: Professional Privilege Must Pass the “Dominant Purpose” Test

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The Court narrowly interprets dominant purpose to exempt general tax advice from legal privilege. In Financial Reporting Council Ltd v Frasers Group Plc (formerly Sports Direct International Plc) [2020] EWHC 2607 (Ch), the...more

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Court of Appeal Clarifies Legal Professional Privilege

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The Court ruled on the “dominant purpose” test and offered guidance on the status of multiparty emails, and attachments. Two recent Court of Appeal judgments have sought to clarify, and offer practical guidance relating...more

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Court of appeal upholds dominant purpose test for legal advice privilege, and considers its application to multi-addressee...

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In The Civil Aviation Authority v R (on the application of Jet2.com Limited), the Court of Appeal, upholding the High Court decision, has affirmed that legal advice privilege (LAP) is subject to a dominant purpose test. This...more

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English Court of Appeal Considers Test for Legal Advice Privilege

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In Civil Aviation Authority v. R (on the Application of Jet2.com Ltd.), the English Court of Appeal clarified the test for legal advice privilege, confirming the need to show that the dominant purpose of the relevant...more

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In-House Counsel, the Requirement of Independence and Legal Professional Privilege in Australia

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The Situation: A line of authority, typically associated with Rich v Harrington [2007] FCA 1987, (2007) 245 ALR 106 ("Rich"), has held that for legal professional privilege to be claimed in relation to advice from an in-house...more

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English Court of Appeal Clarifies the Scope of Legal Advice Privilege

It is well established that the “dominant purpose” test applies in the context of litigation privilege. However, until now, it has been unclear whether the test also applies to legal advice privilege (LAP). Further, there are...more

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CAA v R (on the application of Jet2.com Limited): the Court of Appeal confirms the dominant purpose test for legal advice...

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In perhaps the clearest statement on this issue to date, the Court of Appeal in The Civil Aviation Authority v R (on the application of Jet2.com Limited), has confirmed the "dominant purpose" test for legal advice privilege....more

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