TY - BOOK AU - Awadalla, K. TI - The privileged few: practitioners and litigants must take ADR and the CPR into account before using without prejudice privilege, or face costs T2 - Solicitors' Journal PY - 2003/// KW - CIVIL LITIGATION KW - DISPUTE RESOLUTION KW - WITHOUT PREJUDICE PRIVILEGE KW - WITHOUT PREJUDICE KW - RUSH AND TOMPKINS LTD V GREATER LONDON COUNCIL AND ANOTHER KW - PRUDENTIAL ASSURANCE CO LTD V PRUDENTIAL INSURANCE CO OF AMERICA KW - UNILEVER PLC V PROCTOR AND GAMBLE CO KW - SOMATRA V SINCLAIR ROCHE AND TEMPLEY KW - DUNNETT V RAILTRACK PLC KW - CIVIL PROCEDURE RULES N2 - The principle of without prejudice privilege (WPP) is difficult to apply. Errors are often made when it is used inappropriately or where 'privileged' correspondence is wrongly excluded from evidence. Mistakes can be avoided by considering the background and rationale of the privilege and its exceptions and function in litigation. Case law ER -