DIRECTOR OF THE SERIOUS FRAUD OFFICE v EURASIAN NATURAL RESOURCES CORPORATION LTD (LAW SOCIETY, INTERVENER)

[2018] Lloyd's Rep FC Plus 50

COURT OF APPEAL (CIVIL DIVISION)

Before Sir Brian Leveson, President of the Queen’s Bench Division, Sir Geoffrey Vos, Chancellor of the High Court, and Lord Justice McCombe

Privilege - Legal professional privilege - Litigation privilege - Legal advice privilege - Privileged documents - Dominant purpose - Internal investigations - Criminal proceedings - Whether criminal proceedings were reasonably in contemplation - Whether documents were made for the sole or dominant purpose of conducting litigation - Whether documents were protected by legal advice privilege.