PJSC Tatneft v Bogolyubov and Others: ComC 11 Sep 2020

Legal Professional Privilege for Foreign Lawyers

Whether legal advice privilege is properly claimed by the claimant (‘Tatneft’) in relation to communications with members of its in-house legal department.
Held: Moulder J confirmed that legal advice privilege applies to communications with and documents created by foreign in-house lawyers, regardless of particular national standards, regulations or rules on privilege

Mrs Justice Moulder
[2020] EWHC 2437 (Comm)
Bailii, Judiciary Summary
England and Wales

Legal Professions

Updated: 01 November 2021; Ref: scu.653910