The parties disputed the extent of the duty on the defendant to make disclosure of documents. Over 2.5 million possible documents had been identified. The bank now claimed privilege for documents relating to the complaint issues created in discussions between the bank and its regulator.
Held: The documents had privilege unless and until the bank sought to rely upon the findings of the regulator.
Judges:
Birss J
Citations:
[2015] EWHC 1557 (Ch), [2015] WLR(D) 251, [2016] 1 WLR 361, [2015] 2 BCLC 401
Links:
Jurisdiction:
England and Wales
Litigation Practice, Financial Services
Updated: 30 November 2022; Ref: scu.547602
