Richard L. Cassin
September 6, 2018
The UK Court of Appeal on Wednesday overturned a lower court’s ruling and restored the attorney-client privilege to protect internal investigations from discovery by the Serious Fraud Office.
In a case involving London-listed Eurasian Natural Resources Corporation (ENRC), the appellate court said those who retain counsel “to investigate the circumstances of an alleged offense” shouldn’t be “denied the benefit of litigation privilege.”
The ruling reversed a High Court decision in May 2017 that interview notes created during an internal investigation weren’t protected by the legal professional privilege.… Continue Reading