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Our Australian dispute resolution experts present LPP: The Legal Privilege Podcast, where we unpack the tricky concept of legal professional privilege (LPP) and apply some key principles to practical scenarios.
This podcast is part of our Legal Professional Privilege in Australia series where our regulatory and disputes specialists have developed a suite of resources to provide practical guidance on common questions and scenarios when dealing with LPP in Australia. |
Andrew Eastwood and Bryony Adams
Our team discuss an important Federal Court judgment handed down recently in ASIC v Noumi Ltd which has wide-ranging implications for organisations facing litigation and regulatory proceedings and their approach to legal professional privilege, particularly those in the banking and financial services sectors.
Elizabeth Macknay, Cameron Hanson and Andrew Eastwood
Everyone loves a war story! Our privilege experts share their practical experiences advising organisations on some thorny privilege issues, including what can happen when you try to “cloak” documents in privilege by involving internal legal, trying to claim privilege over an investigation report, and maintaining (or in this war story, potentially risking) common interest privilege.
Graeme Johnson, Kate Cahill and Eunice Park
This episode examines how legal professional privilege can be maintained in both internal and external communications, looks at some common privilege pitfalls and provides some practical tips on how these can be avoided.
Tania Gray, Mark Pavli, and Leah Serafim
Our legal professional privilege experts provide a refresher on common interest privilege, joint privilege and limited waiver, including differences between these concepts and when they might arise. We also discuss how you might look to protect privilege in different scenarios, by applying these concepts to a whistleblower case study.
Bryony Adams, Harry Edwards, Hugh Paynter and Patrick Clark
As our hypothetical whistleblower investigation draws to a close, we discuss how to maintain privilege in materials created as part of an investigation both during and after the investigation has concluded, including where regulators or other third parties may seek access. We also explore the tricky area of disclosure and our experts provide insights into the approaches to privilege claims by ASIC, APRA, the ATO and the ACCC.
Andrew Eastwood, Kate Meikle and Danielle Briers
What types of activities and documents created in an investigation might attract a claim for legal professional privilege? We revisit our hypothetical whistleblower investigation and discuss the steps recommended to preserve privilege during an investigation, including in the context of Board reports.
Christine Wong, Merryn Quayle and Brendan Donohue
In this episode, our experts provide a quick refresher on some of the key principles of legal professional privilege and discuss how these apply in the context of establishing an internal investigation through a hypothetical whistleblower investigation scenario.
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