In France, unlike for instance in the United States or United Kingdom, the scope of attorneyclient privilege is restricted to attorneys-at-law registered with a bar and acting independently (within an ...

Yesterday in a landmark decision, Jardine Strategic Limited v Oasis Investments II Master Fund Ltd and others, the Privy Council, on appeal from Bermuda’s Court of Appeal, has changed the law. “The ...

As artificial intelligence becomes increasingly embedded in legal workflows, managing partners and in-house legal leaders must confront a critical threshold issue: whether legal advice created with ...

Since the elimination of general federal common law in 1938,1 federal courts have sought to avoid the specter of “two conflicting systems of law controlling the primary activity of citizens.”2 But ...

Under 28 U.S.C. Section 1782, a party to a foreign proceeding is entitled to petition a U.S. district court to seek the production of documents or testimony from a U.S. person for use in the foreign ...

A company’s ability to claim privilege over internal investigation materials is essential. Yet in May 2024, a Federal District Court in Ohio held that materials created during a company’s internal ...

The policy behind the attorney-client privilege is to promote candid and open communication by clients to their attorneys without fear of disclosure. The attorney-client privilege only applies if the ...

A recent Fair Work Commission decision confirms that employers cannot always withhold workplace investigation reports merely by asserting legal professional privilege.