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Dentons
Un tribunal de l'Alberta a récemment ordonné que les renseignements recueillis et le dossier compilé par le conseiller en ressources...
Dentons
In a recent decision, an Alberta court ordered the disclosure of the records and information gathered by a human resources consultant retained by the employer to investigate alleged harassment by an employee.
DLA Piper
In this segment of our Focus on Investigations series, we consider how to set up an investigation while maintaining privilege, and discuss the scope and limits of privilege in investigations.
Pallett Valo LLP
A recent decision from the Ontario Superior Court of Justice appears to strengthen the law on privilege over internal corporate investigations, affirming companies' ability to maintain privilege...
Pallett Valo LLP
In Dente et al. v. Delta Plus Group et al. (Dente), the Court reviewed and applied key principles governing solicitor-client privilege after the closing of an M&A transaction.
McLennan Ross LLP
The accessibility of the legal system and indeed, to justice itself is a long-standing issue. In a survey conducted by the Justice Department of Canada...
Singleton Urquhart Reynolds Vogel LLP
The Court's decision in Go-To Developments serves as an important reminder that solicitor-client privilege cannot be used as a shield to a receiver's investigative duties.
McCarthy Tétrault LLP
Sophisticated buyers and sellers in M&A transactions should consider what rules will govern the target company's and the seller's legal privilege post-closing.
Cayman Islands
Maples Group
In 58.com (an ongoing merger appraisal rights case where the Maples Group acts for the company), the Grand Court ("Court") has ruled that, in litigation against its shareholders...
Guernsey
Collas Crill
Collas Crill is the headline sponsor of Art for Guernsey's eagerly awaited exhibition, A Renaissance of Victor Hugo - the first fully fledged exhibition to be hosted in the new Mansell Street gallery.
Hong Kong
Herbert Smith Freehills
Without prejudice ("WP") privilege protects a party's genuine attempt to settle a dispute by preventing communications made in that connection from being admitted as evidence in court.
Mauritius
Appleby
Appleby Mauritius represented both Applicants in an application before the Judge in Chambers for the erasure of a privilege inscribed by the Mauritius Revenue Authority (MRA) upon the property of Applicant No. 2, Nive Co. Ltd of which, Applicant No. 1 is a Director.
Switzerland
Bär & Karrer
Swiss law does not contain any explicit regulatory obligations that would require a company to conduct an internal investigation. Internal investigations are part of an effective compliance...
UK
Norton Rose Fulbright
We have collated a brief round-up of important recent cases, procedural developments and hot topics for businesses to help busy in-house counsel keep up to date...
Travers Smith LLP
In The University of Dundee v Chakraborty [2023] CISH 22, the Scottish Court of Session considered the privilege status of an early unpublished version of an internal investigation report...
Gunnercooke
Do you want to be remembered for making money or for the legacy that you have left behind? Do you want your employees to know you for your business efficiencies or for how you changed the world?
Norton Rose Fulbright
In March 2023, the FRC published the 23-26 Plan which re-prioritises work to reflect the delay in the anticipated legislation to create the Audit, Reporting and Governance Authority (ARGA).
Herbert Smith Freehills
In this 19th episode of our series of commercial litigation update podcasts, we look at developments in a range of areas, including environmental litigation...
Herbert Smith Freehills
The High Court has clarified a number of points relating to legal professional privilege in a recent decision in which it dismissed a claimant's challenges to a defendant law firm's assertion...
Fenwick Elliott LLP
The recent Privy Council1 case of A&A Mechanical Contractors and Company Ltd v Petroleum Company of Trinidad and Tobago (Trinidad and Tobago)2 provides guidance on without prejudice privilege.
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