Employment Notes

UK: Internal grievance report could not retrospectively acquire legal privilege

UK: tribunal considers limits of 'without prejudice' protection for settlement correspondence

UK: Court of Appeal holds advice on dismissal for redundancy not a "cloak" for dismissal on basis of discrimination

APAC: Legal Privilege in Investigations

Hong Kong: Disciplinary Procedures & Privilege

UK: information gathering by in-house lawyer in order to obtain external advice may not be protected by legal advice privilege

The High Court has ruled in Glaxo Wellcome UK Ltd v Sandoz Ltd that an in-house lawyer’s communications with an employee of the business, who was …

UK: Court of Appeal ruling on scope of protection for internal investigations

The Court of Appeal has handed down its eagerly awaited decision in The Director of the Serious Fraud Office v Eurasian Natural Resources Corporation …

UK: No privilege for advice on how to “cloak” dismissal on basis of discrimination as dismissal for redundancy

The Employment Appeal Tribunal in X v Y Ltd has ruled that an email containing advice from an in-house lawyer was not protected by privilege due to …

UK: Employee documents created using employer's IT systems may not be privileged against the employer

Simpkin v The Berkeley Group Holdings plc highlights the potential benefits for employers of a clear and comprehensive IT policy, referred to in the …

UK: Privilege - High Court confirms legal advice privilege can include lawyer’s summary of facts

A High Court decision has confirmed that the protection of legal advice privilege is not restricted to actual legal advice. The privilege will protect …

Australia: Employee investigation reports not always privileged

A recent decision of the Federal Circuit Court serves as an important reminder for employers to ensure that lawyers are properly engaged and that …

Australia: Employee investigation reports not always privileged

In brief A recent decision of the Federal Circuit Court serves as an important reminder for employers to ensure that lawyers are properly engaged and …