The defendant had, by mistake, included in bundles of documents produced on discovery opinions and other legally privileged material.
Held: A competent solicitor would see immediately that these had been disclosed by mistake, and an order was made restraining their use.
Judges:
Aldous J
Citations:
[1995] 1 All ER 413
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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Evidence
Updated: 27 June 2022; Ref: scu.182970