Shearson Lehman Bros Inc v Maclaine Watson and Co Ltd
Language: English Series: New Law Journal ; 1 July 1988, 185-186(2)Publication details: 1988Subject(s): Summary: QBD 8 June 1988 The plaintiffs (S) issued a summons against the defendants (M) applying for the discovery of certain documents in the possession of M which had formed part of the documentation in an arbitration between M and a third party. M claimed privilege for the documents on the ground that the documents used in different proceedings with different parties were privileged from production in other proceedings. Held that there is no general principle that the documents relating to the arbitration are privileged in other proceedings between a party and a party to the arbitration and a third party.| Item type | Current library | Call number | Copy number | Status | Barcode | |
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| Law report | London Journal article | ABS39439 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | 1 | Available | 16743-1001 |
QBD 8 June 1988 The plaintiffs (S) issued a summons against the defendants (M) applying for the discovery of certain documents in the possession of M which had formed part of the documentation in an arbitration between M and a third party. M claimed privilege for the documents on the ground that the documents used in different proceedings with different parties were privileged from production in other proceedings. Held that there is no general principle that the documents relating to the arbitration are privileged in other proceedings between a party and a party to the arbitration and a third party.