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NLJ this week: Privilege for whom, and when?
When does legal professional privilege apply? That was the nub of the issue in the recent case of Loreley Financing (Jersey) v Credit Suisse. Writing in this week’s NLJ, Rhys Novak and Emilie Brammer look into the details of the case and assess the two-stage test set out by the High Court.
30 September 2022
Not-so-secret identities
Can the identity of those instructing lawyers be protected by privilege? Emilie Brammer & Rhys Novak assess the two-stage test set out by the High Court
30 September 2022 / Rhys Novak / Emilie Brammer
Privilege & the crime-fraud exception Premium Content
Crime, fraud & iniquity: how can an allegation of wrongdoing override legal professional privilege? Nick Barnard examines the evidence
29 January 2021 / Nick Barnard
Book review: Privilege Premium Content
"This is an excellent reference work to help lawyers get to the bottom, or even beyond the bottom, of difficult points."
10 December 2020 / John Gould
Legal privilege bolstered by disclosure case
Legal advice privilege applies to foreign qualified in-house lawyers regardless of national standards, the High Court has held
17 September 2020
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NLJ this week: Big tech for small firms
Robert Taylor of 360 Law Services warns in this week's NLJ that adoption of artificial intelligence (AI) risks entrenching disadvantage for SME law firms, unless tools are tailored to their needs
NLJ this week: SLAPPed shut?
From oligarchs to cosmetic clinics, strategic lawsuits against public participation (SLAPPs) target journalists, activists and ordinary citizens with intimidating legal tactics. Writing in NLJ this week, Sadie Whittam of Lancaster University explores the weaponisation of litigation to silence critics
NLJ this week: Justice delayed, justice denied
Delays and dysfunction continue to mount in the county court, as revealed in a scathing Justice Committee report and under discussion this week by NLJ columnist Professor Dominic Regan of City Law School. Bulk claims—especially from private parking firms—are overwhelming the system, with 8,000 cases filed weekly
NLJ this week: Days numbered for upwards-only rent reviews
Writing in NLJ this week, Thomas Rothwell and Kavish Shah of Falcon Chambers unpack the surprise inclusion of a ban on upwards-only rent reviews in the English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill
NLJ this week: The road ahead for employment rights
Charles Pigott of Mills & Reeve charts the turbulent progress of the Employment Rights Bill through the House of Lords, in this week's NLJ
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