The introduction of the Civil Procedures Rules has done nothing to change the rules or principles affecting the receipt of privileged and confidence protected documents inadvertently disclosed to a party. He had no obligation to examine them carefully to ascertain whether they were privileged and to ask whether the privilege and confidence had been waived.
Citations:
Gazette 14-Jul-1999, Times 08-Jul-1999
Jurisdiction:
England and Wales
Cited by:
Cited – Mohamad Al Fayed v The Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis CA 29-May-2002
During an action, advice from counsel had been inadvertently disclosed to the claimants. The defendant sought to restrain use of the papers in the trial. It was accepted that the papers attracted legal professional privilege, but the police also . .
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Legal Professions
Updated: 10 May 2022; Ref: scu.78567
