The Weekly Law Reports
[2022] 4 WLR 84
Court of Appeal
Candey Ltd
v
Bosheh and another
[2022] EWCA Civ 1103
2022 July 12; Aug 1
Coulson, Arnold, Phillips LJJ
Practice— Privilege— Legal professional privilege— Solicitor representing defendant in fraud action on contingency fee basis— Client settling on terms that prevented solicitor from receiving payment for services— Solicitor alleging failure to receive payment caused by various deceptions and wrongs committed by client— Solicitor’s action against client for recovery of fee relying on privileged material— Whether iniquity exception to privilege applying— Whether solicitor who acted on contingency fee basis entitled to use privileged material in action against former client for recovery of fee— Nature and effect of legal professional privilege
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