A company who had custody of confidential information and who sought to act for another client from whom the confidential information had to be protected, had to have its claim to be able to protect that confidentiality examined skeptically by the courts.
Citations:
Times 25-Sep-1998
Jurisdiction:
England and Wales
Cited by:
Appeal from – Bolkiah v KPMG (A Firm) CA 22-Oct-1998
When considering whether an accountancy firm could be permitted to conduct an investigation on behalf of solicitors acting in a matter acting against a client for whom it still held confidential information, the court could find a balance between . .
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Intellectual Property, Legal Professions
Updated: 08 May 2022; Ref: scu.78468
