The UK Supreme Court on legal professional privilege

On 23 January 2013, the United Kingdom's Supreme Court delivered its judgement in the case of Prudential plc v Special Commissioner of Income Tax . It held, by a majority of five to two, that the doctrine of legal professional privilege applies only to communications between clients and their lawyers. It does not extend to communications between clients and other professionals, for example accountants or other financial advisors ... READ MORE

Released by Pearse Trust - 30 January 2013