A loss of confidence
- 2004
- Building 269(8354) 22 October 2004, 62(1) .
Discusses the basis of legal privilege. Discusses its two types, litigation privilege and legal advice privilege which relates to confidential communication carried out between a client and lawyer. Introduces two recent cases, "Jackson v Marley Davenport Ltd" ([2004] EWCA Civ 1225, unreported) and "Three Rivers DC v Bank of England" ([2004] EWCA Civ 218, [2004] 3 ALL ER 168-183 (15)) which demonstrate that expert witnesses can no longer take legal privilege for granted.
ALAN JACKSON V MARLEY DEVELOPMENTS THREE RIVERS DC V BANK OF ENGLAND PRIVILEGE EXPERT WITNESS