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
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
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