The important Prudential case, in which the Law Society intervened, was heard in the Supreme Court by seven judges in the first week of November.
Judgment will be handed down in the new year. The case involved a dispute between Prudential and HMRC which arose after HMRC issued notices requiring Prudential to provide certain documents which Prudential claimed were covered by legal advice privilege even though they had been prepared by accountants and not lawyers.
Background information
Related webinar: Legal advice privilege and the Prudential decision