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Court of Appeal found settlement precluded application to use disclosed documents in separate action
The Court of Appeal overturned an order granting the claimants permission to use, in intended Swiss proceedings, certain documents that had been …
High Court refuses non-party application for witness statement exhibits that were not on court file
The High Court has held that it has no inherent jurisdiction to order non-party access to witness statement exhibits, and documents put to witnesses in …
High Court finds SFO not barred from giving disclosure of third party documents obtained under compulsory powers
The High Court has held that the Serious Fraud Office (SFO) was not prevented from giving disclosure as a defendant to civil proceedings of …
Court of Appeal dismisses appeal against Tomlin order on ground of judicial pressure to settle
The Court of Appeal has considered the grounds on which a Tomlin order, a form of consent order commonly used to record agreed terms of …
Court of Appeal finds company entitled to access e-mails sent or received on its behalf by former CEO
The Court of Appeal has held that a company was entitled to an order requiring its former Chief Executive Officer to provide access to the content of …
Hearings will usually take place in public, even where there may be damage to reputation
The Court of Appeal has reaffirmed that in most cases the open justice principle will prevail and that potential damage to reputation will not be …
Commercial Court considers principle that "there is no property in a witness"
The Commercial Court has held that it may be a contempt of court for a party to litigation to seek to prevent a witness or potential witness from …
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