COF Privilege redefined: lessons from recent case law

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A pair of judgments abolishing the ‘shareholder rule’ mean shareholders face greater difficulties in accessing documents that could be helpful to their case, while another decision has boosted certainty around litigation privilege for administrators – particularly where an administration has arisen out of financial mismanagement or fraud. Helen Biggin of Vedder Price highlights significant changes to English privilege rules affecting investigations, legal proceedings and settlement discussions.

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