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End Of An Era: The Death Of The Shareholder Rule

On 24 July 2025, the Privy Council delivered a landmark decision that fundamentally reshapes the landscape of legal professional privilege in the context of corporate and shareholder disputes.

United Kingdom Commercial

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Gatehouse Chambers

The Emperor Never Had Any Clothes: The Privy Council Abandons The Shareholder Rule

The Judicial Committee of the Privy Council has delivered its judgment in Jardine Strategic Limited v Oasis Investments II Master Fund Ltd and 80 others (No 2) (Bermuda) abolishing the centuries old...

United Kingdom Commercial

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Macfarlanes LLP

Commercial Litigation Podcast Series – Episode 32: General Update (Podcast)

In this 32nd episode of our series of commercial litigation update podcasts, we discuss recent judgments on privilege, litigation funding agreements...

United Kingdom Commercial

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

Corporate Energy Transition Team Advises The Founders Of Island Green Power On The Sale Of Their Remaining Interest To Macquarie Asset Management

Our Corporate Energy Transition team has advised the founders of Island Green Power, a UK-based renewable energy developer focused on utility-scale solar and battery energy storage system (BESS) projects...

United Kingdom Energy

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Gowling WLG

Need To Know: Information Notices And Privilege

United Kingdom Tax

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Macfarlanes LLP

Shareholder Privileges: Is The Relationship Between Shareholder And Company As Closely Aligned As It Once Was?

United Kingdom Commercial

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Shepherd and Wedderburn LLP

Privilege In Corporate Disputes: There Is No "Shareholder Rule"

United Kingdom Commercial

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Macfarlanes LLP

Shareholder Rule's KO! Companies Can Claim Privilege Against Shareholders

United Kingdom Commercial

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Gowling WLG

Reforming Carried Interest

United Kingdom Tax

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Macfarlanes LLP

The Space: Leadership And Law - Episode Six (Podcast)

United Kingdom Law Practice

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Gowling WLG

What Benefits Do Guernsey Companies Offer For Family Offices And HNWI's?

Worldwide Commercial

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Dixcart Group Limited

When Are Redactions Reasonable?

European Union Commercial

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Cooley LLP

Commercial Litigation Round-Up – August 2023

United Kingdom Commercial

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Norton Rose Fulbright

The University Of Dundee v Chakraborty: Internal Investigations And Privilege

United Kingdom Commercial

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Travers Smith LLP

Unlocking The Future Of Solar Energy In The UK (Podcast)

United Kingdom Energy

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Gowling WLG

Corporate Finance Soundbite: Mergerspresso - Episode 14: Even My Coffee Needs Coffee: Mergerspresso In New York (Podcast)

United Kingdom Commercial

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Addleshaw Goddard

The NHS And AI Scribes

United Kingdom Privacy

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Spencer West

Upcoming Immigration Rule Changes From July 2025: What You Need To Know (25 June 2025)

United Kingdom Immigration

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Duncan Lewis & Co Solicitors

In Conversation With Kevin Nash: The LCIA And The Future Of Institutional Arbitration (Podcast)

United Kingdom Litigation

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

Look A Mile Beyond Your Business

Do you want to be remembered for making money or for the legacy that you have left behind? Do you want your employees to know you for your business efficiencies or for how you changed the world?

United Kingdom Commercial

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Gunnercooke

FRC 3-Year Plan: What It Means For Supervisory Intervention And Enforcement

In March 2023, the FRC published the 23-26 Plan which re-prioritises work to reflect the delay in the anticipated legislation to create the Audit, Reporting and Governance Authority (ARGA).

United Kingdom Accounting

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Norton Rose Fulbright

Commercial Litigation Podcast Series – Episode 19: General Update

In this 19th episode of our series of commercial litigation update podcasts, we look at developments in a range of areas, including environmental litigation...

United Kingdom Litigation

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

Art For Guernsey And Collas Crill - A Partnership

Collas Crill is the headline sponsor of Art for Guernsey's eagerly awaited exhibition, A Renaissance of Victor Hugo - the first fully fledged exhibition to be hosted in the new Mansell Street gallery.

Guernsey Media & IT

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Collas Crill

Litigation Privilege Not Restricted To Parties To Litigation, And Other Helpful Points Regarding Privilege

United Kingdom Commercial

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

Privy Council On Without Prejudice Privilege

United Kingdom Litigation

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Fenwick Elliott LLP

Supreme Court Punts On Attorney-Client Privilege Question

United Kingdom Tax

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McDermott Will & Emery

Privilege: Privacy And Confidentiality Are Not To Be Equated

United Kingdom Litigation

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Cooley LLP

Court Of Appeal Confirms Identity Of Those Instructing Lawyers Not Generally Protected By Litigation Privilege

United Kingdom Litigation

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

Can The Identity Of Those Instructing Lawyers Be Protected By Litigation Privilege?

United Kingdom Commercial

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Norton Rose Fulbright

Webinar: Recent Global Private Capital Developments From A Channel Islands Perspective

Worldwide Wealth Mgt

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Mourant

Reflections From The Wilberforce Chambers Commercial Conference 2022

European Union Commercial

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Ogier

Hunt V Annolight Ltd & Ors [2021] EWCA Civ 1663 (10 November 2021) 21 October 2021

United Kingdom Litigation

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Gatehouse Chambers

Choose Your Words Wisely: Waiving Privilege In Witness Evidence

United Kingdom Commercial

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Reynolds Porter Chamberlain

Webinar: Recent Global Private Capital Developments From A Channel Islands Perspective

Mourant host this Mondaq webinar discussing: 'Recent Global Private Capital Developments from a Channel Islands Perspective'.

Worldwide Wealth Mgt

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Mourant

Reflections From The Wilberforce Chambers Commercial Conference 2022

Ogier recently ventured across the Channel to London to attend the Wilberforce Chambers Commercial Conference 2022 in full force with Alex Horsbrugh-Porter, Mathew Newman, Margeaux Malherbe and...

European Union Commercial

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Ogier

Hunt V Annolight Ltd & Ors [2021] EWCA Civ 1663 (10 November 2021) 21 October 2021

This appeal arose from an application by the Defendant Respondents ("the Defendants") for wasted costs orders against the Defendant Appellant ("Walker Prestons"), ...

United Kingdom Litigation

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Gatehouse Chambers

Choose Your Words Wisely: Waiving Privilege In Witness Evidence

Scipharm, a pharmaceutical company, and Moorfields, an NHS hospital trust, were parties to a pharmaceutical development agreement.

United Kingdom Commercial

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Reynolds Porter Chamberlain

A Client Guide - The Key Principles For Pensions Trustees And Employers

United Kingdom Employment

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Gowling WLG

Privilege In The Context Of Regulatory Investigations In Jersey And Guernsey – What Regulated Entities Need To Know

Legal privilege protects communications between a client and professional legal advisers and can, when used wisely, be effective in either delaying or preventing the disclosure of some documents.

European Union Finance

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Walkers

Disclosing Party To Determine Privilege

As part of a regulatory investigation, the FRC issued a statutory notice requiring an auditor, which was the subject of the investigation, to produce papers, including those regarding its client's business.

United Kingdom Employment

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Mayer Brown

PCP V Barclays: Waiving Goodbye To Your Privilege

So the notion that a reference to the effect of privileged advice will not amount to a waiver, whereas a reference to its content will, has been debunked.

United Kingdom Commercial

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Clyde & Co

Waiver Of Privilege In Family Proceedings

The privileged nature of communications between a client and legal team is fundamental so that there can be a frank exchange without concerns that information and advice may later be made open

United Kingdom Insolvency

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Charles Russell Speechlys LLP

Maintaining Legal Advice Privilege In England And Wales: Don't Let Bad Habits Creep Into ‘New Normal'

United Kingdom Litigation

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Cooley LLP

Statement In Support Of Black Lives Matter

Jersey Commercial

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Ogier

Litigation Privilege: When Is A Document "deployed" In A Witness Statement?

United Kingdom Litigation

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Mayer Brown

In Your Court: Offshore Dispute Resolution Review - May 2020

Jersey Litigation

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Ogier

When In Doubt Keep It Out? When Is It Safe To Refer To Privileged Documents?

United Kingdom Commercial

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Clyde & Co

UK Court Of Appeal Finds That Privilege Affords Protection Against Regulators' Requests For Documents Unless Overriden By Statute

United Kingdom Commercial

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Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP

English Court Of Appeal Clarifies The Scope Of Legal Advice Privilege

United Kingdom Litigation

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Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

Court Clarifies When Confidentiality And Privilege Can Be Lost Over A Document Referred To In Open Court

United Kingdom Litigation

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DLA Piper UK LLP

Privilege - Court Of Appeal Restricts Ambit Of Legal Advice Privilege

United Kingdom Commercial

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Gowling WLG

Royal Mail Stamped A First Class Penalty – Advice From Economic Advisers Is Not Privileged

United Kingdom Anti-trust

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Shepherd and Wedderburn LLP

Legal Advice Privilege – Where We Are Now?

United Kingdom Employment

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Clyde & Co

Corporate Investigations – Keeping Your Cards Close To Your Chest

Jersey Criminal

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Appleby

Once Privileged Always Privileged? English Court Of Appeal Rules That Documents Remain Privileged Even After Company Is Dissolved

United Kingdom Commercial

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Mayer Brown

Court Of Appeal Confirms "Once Privileged, Always Privileged" Unless Privileged Is Waived – Even If There Is No Longer Anyone Who Can Assert The Privilege

United Kingdom Commercial

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

Court Of Appeal Confirms Privilege Never Dies

United Kingdom Litigation

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Clyde & Co

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