Jarman v Lambert and Cooke Contractors Ltd: CA 1951

The words ‘pending’ or ‘anticipated’ in the subsection were the words habitually used in connection with legal professional privilege, and ‘The privilege only obtains if litigation is ‘pending or anticipated’, and in that connection it is well settled that a mere vague apprehension of litigation generally is not sufficient . . .’

Judges:

Denning LJ

Citations:

[1951] 2 KB 937

Statutes:

Evidence Act 1938 1(3)

Jurisdiction:

England and Wales

Cited by:

CitedUnited States of America v Philip Morris Inc and Others and British American Tobacco (Investments) Ltd CA 23-Mar-2004
The defendants appealed orders requiring them to produce evidence for use in the courts in the US.
Held: It was the pleasure and duty of British courts to respond positively to a letter of request. Public interest required that a court should . .
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Legal Professions, Evidence

Updated: 31 July 2022; Ref: scu.195748