Banking Litigation Notes

High Court finds accountants' investigation report not protected by litigation privilege and considers requirements for obtaining disclosure under the Disclosure Pilot

High Court strikes out claim for abuse of process and dismisses parallel disclosure application under Bankers’ Book Evidence Act 1879

High Court considers scope of jurisdiction and meaning of records under Bankers’ Book Evidence Act 1879

Supreme Court judgment in KBR v SFO appeal: detailed briefing published

As reported in our previous blog post, the Supreme Court has handed down judgment in a keenly anticipated case concerning the scope of extraterritorial …

Supreme Court rules SFO cannot compel foreign company to produce documents held overseas

High Court dismisses disclosure application by a group of unidentified investors on the grounds that it amounted to a “fishing expedition”

The High Court has dismissed an application by a group of unidentified investors for Norwich Pharmacal relief (or, alternatively, pre-action disclosure …

High Court requires claimant investors to disclose their investment history to show their level of sophistication and appetite for risk

Privilege in the context of regulatory investigations: latest guidance from the High Court

High Court takes expansive view of when reference to legal advice may result in broader waiver

The High Court has held that a bank waived privilege in all contemporaneous communications with its lawyers relating to particular transactions that were …

Litigation funder fails in attempt to obtain trading data from the London Stock Exchange

High Court refuses to set aside or vary disclosure order despite risk of foreign criminal or regulatory sanctions

The High Court has refused to set aside or vary an order for standard disclosure where a defendant bank maintained that production of documents would …

Impact of Court of Appeal's privilege decision in Sports Direct v FRC for the financial services sector