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Last week, the Solicitor General weighed in on a pending petition for a writ of certiorari in Port of Tacoma v. Puget Soundkeeper Alliance, No. 24-350.

A recent case addressed if the "cloud based" storage service "Dropbox" is an effective tool for the service of notices.

Weinmann Electric alleged that it had been corruptly excluded from contracts put out to tender by the Niagara Falls Bridge Commission.

It is not uncommon we see small to medium size cargo claims coming before the Hong Kong High Court, notwithstanding our District Court seizes jurisdiction on claims up to HKD1 million.

The Supreme Court decided not to grant certiorari in Teva Pharms. USA, Inc. v. GlaxoSmithKline, LLC, which has come to be known as the "skinny label" case.

Last year, we posted about Madden v. Midland Funding, LLC, 786 F.3d 246 (2d Cir. 2015), where the Second Circuit Court of Appeals decided to ignore the "Valid When Made" doctrine.

Several recent Canadian cases have dealt with the issue of whether documents and other information and communications involving tax advisers are privileged. This article surveys some of these recent cases.

Plaintiffs' solicitor was ordered to pay the costs of a trial where they advised their client no expert evidence was needed.

Communications between lawyers and their clients' accountants or other non-legal professionals are not in themselves privileged but can be...

When prospective clients come to Family Law Group for their first meeting, Claire Howard, Associate Solicitor at our Milton Keynes office, hears so many stories of people feeling overwhelmed with having to make the decision of who to contact in the first instance.

Earlier this year the court held that the defendant's solicitor had been "technical game playing" when it did not point out an error in service made by the claimant's solicitor ...

The Solicitors Regulation Authority has issued updated guidance for in-house solicitors, emphasizing professional obligations, legal privilege, reporting wrongdoing, and handling conflicts of interest. It includes practical advice on managing privilege complexities and balancing confidentiality with public interest duties.

Reinstates the Supreme Court of Victoria as the preferred jurisdiction for class action lawyers.

A recent decision of the British Columbia Court of Appeal, Sutter Hill Management Corporation v Mpire Capital Corporation [Sutter Hill], 2022 BCCA 13, offers an illustration of the potentially harsh consequences...

Among the quickest ways to lose a client or sour a good result are misunderstandings or errors in respect of costs. Worse still, certain errors can expose solicitors to the risk of claims. Despite this, it is surprising how often clients are not kept properly informed. This article acts as a reminder of best practice and the potentially serious consequences of failing to meet the standards required.

Solicitor-client privilege extends not only to legal advice provided directly to a client, but to the whole "continuum of communications" in which the advice is given.