FSR and Corporate Crime Notes

High Court holds auditor must form its own view on client’s claim to privilege when responding to its regulator’s notice to produce documents

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

High Court finds privilege not lost despite document being referred to in open court

Launch of Asia Pacific Guide to Privilege 2019

Please click here to access a preview of the Guide. We are pleased to launch the 2019 edition of our Asia Pacific Guide to Privilege. Businesses are …

High Court refuses permission for collateral use of disclosed documents and witness statements to respond to US grand jury subpoena

In a decision illustrating the court’s strict approach to the rule prohibiting the use of disclosed documents and witness statements for a collateral …

Corporate Crime autumn update 2018

Welcome to the autumn 2018 edition of our corporate crime update - our round up of developments in relation to corruption, money …

PRIVILEGE NO DEFENCE TO NOTICE REQUIRING PRODUCTION OF CLIENT’S PRIVILEGED DOCUMENTS TO REGULATOR

The High Court has held that an audit client could not withhold documents on grounds of privilege when responding to a notice requiring the production of …

COURT OF APPEAL DECISION IN ENRC: ORTHODOXY RESTORED ON LITIGATION PRIVILEGE, BUT NARROW INTERPRETATION OF “CLIENT” REMAINS FOR NOW

The Court of Appeal has today handed down its eagerly awaited decision in the ENRC appeal: The Director of the Serious Fraud Office v Eurasian …

Corporate Crime summer update 2018

Welcome to the summer 2018 edition of our corporate crime update - our round up of developments in relation to corruption, money …

Corporate Crime update - February 2018

Welcome to the February 2018 edition of our corporate crime update - our round up of developments in relation to corruption, money laundering, …

High Court decision supports orthodox view of litigation privilege in an investigations context

The High Court has found that documents prepared by a defendant in the course of an investigation into allegations by HMRC were protected by …

Managing risk: a disputes perspective (2017)

Herbert Smith Freehills recently held its annual disputes client conference exploring some key legal and compliance risks facing major corporates. …