The Court of Appeal has rejected an attempt to allow accountants to benefit from legal professional privilege (LPP) in a high-profile ruling. The ruling handed down today (13 October) rejected the contention of insurance company Prudential that the advice of accountants in relation to tax law could be covered by LPP, which would protect it from being disclosed to third parties.
October 13, 2010 at 11:23 AM
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The original version of this story was published on Legalweek
The Court of Appeal has rejected an attempt to allow accountants to benefit from legal professional privilege (LPP) in a high-profile ruling.
The ruling handed down today (13 October) rejected the contention of insurance company Prudential that the advice of accountants in relation to tax law could be covered by LPP, which would protect it from being disclosed to third parties.
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