The Weekly Law Reports
[1955] 2 WLR 904
[COURT OF APPEAL.]
SCHNEIDER
v.
LEIGH.
[1954 S. No. 1149.]
1955 Mar. 15,
30.
Singleton, Hodson and Romer L.JJ.
Practice and Procedure
— Discovery
— Privilege
— Limited to litigant
— Medical report obtained by defendants for purpose of litigation
— Paragraphs of report sent by defendants' solicitors in letter to plaintiff's solicitors, and shown by them to plaintiff
— Action for libel commenced by plaintiff against doctor
— Defence of privilege by doctor
— Whether legal professional privilege possessed by defendants in first action extends to the defendant in a second action.