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Recent Developments in Legal Professional Privilege in England and Singapore
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Associate Professor Andrew Higgins
Faculty of Law and Mansfield College
University of Oxford
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SYNOPSIS
The seminar will provide an update on recent case law, looking at important decisions by the Court of Appeal in England on the scope of litigation privilege and legal advice privilege and comparing them with the approaches taken by the Singaporean Courts.
Particular topics considered include the meaning of reasonably anticipated litigation, the application of the dominant purpose test to corporate internal investigations, the effect of plea bargaining processes with regulators on the status of privileged material, joint and common interest privilege, the procedure for determining privilege claims and remedies in respect of privileged material that has escaped the privilege holder’s confidential sphere.
Cases covered include:
- Serious Fraud Office v Eurasian National Resource Corporation [2018] EWCA Civ 2006
- WH Holding Limited & Anor v E20 Stadium LLP [2018] EWCA Civ 2652
- James-Bowen v Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis [2018] UKSC 40
- ARX v Controller of Income Tax [2016] SGCA 56
- Comptroller of Income Tax v ARW [2017] SGHC 16
- Wee Shuo Woon v HT SRL [2017] SGCA 23
ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Andrew Higgins is an Associate Professor of Civil Procedure at the University of Oxford and a fellow of Mansfield College. He is currently the General Editor of Civil Justice Quarterly and the academic member of the Civil Justice Council, a government body responsible for overseeing and co-ordinating the modernisation of the civil justice system.
Andrew previously worked as a solicitor for the Australian law firm Slater & Gordon, and was admitted to the Victorian Bar in 2011. Andrew has published on a wide range of civil procedure related subjects including a book on legal professional privilege (A Higgins, Legal Professional Privilege for Corporations OUP 2014).
FEES
a. Seminar fee
Seminar fee of S$150* (inclusive of GST) applies.
b. Group discount fee
Group discount fee of S$135* (inclusive of GST) applies if there are at least 10 participants from the same organisation.
c. SMU Alumni fee (for LLB / JD / LLM graduates)
Seminar fee of S$135* (inclusive of GST) applies for SMU LLB / JD / LLM Alumni.
*Please note that there will be no refund of any fees should the participant cancel the registration/ fail to attend the seminar. However, registration is transferable. Notice of any change in participant should be sent to the Academy via email: smulawacademy@smu.edu.sg, by 8 March.
SMU School of Law reserves the right to cancel or postpone any event. In such case, we will arrange for the refund of seminar fees paid.
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Registration closes on 8 March 2019, subject to availability of seats.
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DATE
11 March 2019 (Monday)
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TIME
9:30 AM - 11:45 AM
(Registration starts at 9:15 AM)
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VENUE
Singapore Management University
School of Law
Level 3, Seminar Room 3.10
55 Armenian Street
Singapore 179943
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PUBLIC CPD POINTS
2 points (provided SILE's CPD Attendance Policy is complied with)
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PRACTICE AREA
Civil Procedure
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TRAINING LEVEL
Update
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LOCATION MAP
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PROGRAMME
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| 9:15 AM |
Registration |
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| 9:30 AM |
Seminar (Part 1) commence |
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| 10:30 AM |
Tea Break |
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| 10:45 AM |
Seminar (Part 2) commence |
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| 11:45 AM |
End of Event |
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ABOUT THE SMU LAW ACADEMY
The SMU Law Academy (previously known as CLE) has an established track record of providing the legal profession with high quality seminars and other opportunities to remain fully informed about contemporary legal developments in Singapore and beyond. Its carefully curated listing of seminars is developed with the profession’s multi-faceted needs in mind and meets the requirements of the CPD scheme. The Academy also administers the Auditing Scheme which enables members of the legal profession to consolidate and upgrade their understanding of the law by auditing courses in the School’s LL.B., J.D. and LL.M. programmes. For an overview of upcoming SMU Law Academy events, please click here.
ABOUT THE SILE'S CONTINUING PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT SCHEME
This programme is an Accredited CPD Activity under the SILE’s CPD Scheme. Participants who wish to obtain CPD Points are reminded that they must comply strictly with the Attendance Policy set out in the CPD Guidelines. For this activity, this includes signing in on arrival and signing out at the conclusion of the activity in the manner required by the organiser, and not being absent from the entire activity for more than 15 minutes. Participants who do not comply with the Attendance Policy will not be able to obtain CPD Points for attending the activity. Please refer to http://www.silecpdcentre.sg for more information.
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