The WLR Daily case summaries
[2016] WLR (D) 616
Court of Appeal
Shlosberg v Avonwick Holdings Ltd and others
[2016] EWCA Civ 1138
2016 Oct 25, 26;
Nov 18
Sir Terence Etherton MR,Gloster, Sharp LJJ
Bankruptcy — Property passing to trustee— Legal professional privilege — Bankrupt’s joint trustees in bankruptcy and major creditor retaining same solicitors — Solicitors in possession of information obtained by trustees — Creditor wanting to use information in further proceedings against bankrupt — Bankrupt contending information privileged and seeking order that solicitors cease to act for creditor— Whether trustees successors in title to paper documents recording privileged information — Whether trustees thereby acquiring benefit of privilege — Whether privilege “interest” arising out of or incidental to property — Whether “power … exercisable over or in respect of property”— Whether benefit of privilege passing to trustees— Whether solicitors to be restrained from continuing to act for creditor —
Insolvency Act 1986 (c 45), ss 283(4), 306, 311(1), 436(1)