Withdrawal of privileges
Language: English Series: Estates Gazette ; (1313) 30 March 2013, 69(1)Publication details: 2013Subject(s): Summary: Should legal advice given by surveyors have to be disclosed in litigation? The Supreme Court in R (on the application of Prudential plc) v Special Commissioner of Income Tax [2013] UKSC 1 concluded by a majority of five to two that legal advice privilege should only apply to members of the legal profession and not to other professionals even if they routinely give legal advice. However the Supreme Court also said that this was a policy best left to Parliament to decide so this ruling may not have much of an immediate effect.| Item type | Current library | Call number | Copy number | Status | Barcode | |
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| Journal article | London Journal article | L157722 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | 1 | Available | 157722-1001 |
Should legal advice given by surveyors have to be disclosed in litigation? The Supreme Court in R (on the application of Prudential plc) v Special Commissioner of Income Tax [2013] UKSC 1 concluded by a majority of five to two that legal advice privilege should only apply to members of the legal profession and not to other professionals even if they routinely give legal advice. However the Supreme Court also said that this was a policy best left to Parliament to decide so this ruling may not have much of an immediate effect.