The claimants asserted rights as against the council to lease and occupy premises. They sought disclosure of documents prepared for the council by its lawyers who had previously released information which might have been legally provileged. The defendants sought to restrict disclosure of further associated documentation. The claimants argued for a waiver.
Held: The doctrine of waiver should be applied restrictively. In this case the acts of waiver went no further than the actual documents disclosed, and no further disclosure of legally privileged material would be ordered.
Mann J
[2010] EWHC 34 (Ch)
Bailii
England and Wales
Citing:
Applied – Fulham Leisure Holdings Ltd v Nicholson Graham and Jones ChD 31-Jul-2006
The court considered what would amount to a waiver of professional legal privilege.
Held: Waiver applied to the ‘transaction’ in question, which might go beyond the actual document (or privileged information) disclosed, and suggested the . .
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Litigation Practice
Updated: 01 November 2021; Ref: scu.392879
