| Source: | All England Reporter |
| Publisher Citation: | [2009] All ER (D) 37 (Sep) |
| Neutral Citation: | [2009] EWCA Civ 1323 |
| Court: | Court of Appeal, Civil Division |
| Judge: | Wilson, Etherton and Sullivan LJJ (judgment delivered extempore) |
| Representation | Tom Weitzman QC and Sophie Mallinckrodt (instructed by Nabarro LLP) for the claimants. |
| Nigel Jacobs QC (instructed by Stephenson Harwood) for the defendants. | |
| Judgment Dates: | 4 September 2009 |
Catchwords
Disclosure - Privilege - Confidential documents - Vessel struck amidships - Vessel constructive total loss - Claimants commencing proceedings against defendants claiming full indemnity - Claimants seeking specific disclosure of documents - Judge finding defendants entitled to rely on litigation privilege - Whether judge erring.
The Case
Disclosure Privilege. Court of Appeal, Civil Division: The judge had been correct to find that the defendants were entitled to claim litigation privilege in respect of documents relating to the estimated cost of repairs of a vessel.
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