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Court of Appeal confirms dominant purpose test for litigation privilege where document produced for dual purpose
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Court of Appeal confirms dominant purpose test for litigation privilege where document produced for dual purpose
In Rawlinson and another v Akers and another [2014] EWCA Civ 136, the Court of Appeal considered an appeal against a decision that there was no litigation privilege in five reports obtained by liquidators, where the liquidators had failed to show that the documents had been produced for the dominant purpose of litigation.
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Published on 25-Feb-2014
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