Clifford Chance Libor briefings privileged, High Court rules

Documents drawn up by Clifford Chance for a special RBS committee dealing with the Libor scandal are protected by legal privilege, the High Court has ruled, holding that lawyers must be able to give their client candid factual briefings as well as legal advice secure in the knowledge it will not be disclosed without client …

Legal Aid Agency faces 100-firm challenge over criminal contract cuts amid whistleblower’s call for an external investigation

It was a decision never likely to sit well with the public defence profession and so it proved. The ongoing saga over the reduced number of criminal legal aid contracts continues as it has emerged that the Legal Aid Agency (LAA), an executive agency of the Ministry of Justice, is facing legal challenges from around …