Demystifying Privilege - A Dechert Webinar Series - Part One: Key Types of Privilege and their Application in International Disputes

In international litigation and arbitration, there can be a lack of certainty as to the applicable rules of privilege, and how these rules will be applied in certain situations. This creates a potential for parties to be surprised with the forced disclosure of documents which they had believed to be privileged, sometimes in violation of deeply-held expectations regarding the relationship between lawyer and client.

In this three-part series, Dechert will cut through the complexity to provide a survey of how rules of privilege vary around the world, explain how courts and arbitral tribunals select the applicable rules of privilege in international disputes, and provide practical guidance to parties for managing privilege issues in international disputes.

In this first webinar, we will address the key types of privilege in international disputes and highlight how they vary from one national jurisdiction to another. We will explain the issues that in-house counsel need to know, including:

• The differing scope of privilege protection that various jurisdictions provide to communications between a lawyer and client;
• Which jurisdictions extend privilege to documents prepared in anticipation of litigation or arbitration;
• Other key types of privilege, such as sovereign State secrets privilege and joint or common interest privilege; and,
• How privilege can be lost and steps that businesses can take to avoid this.

For queries relating to this event, please contact Abby Cook.

More from the Demystifying Privilege Webinar Series

Future sessions from this webinar series will look at:

• Managing Privilege Issues in International Arbitration
• Practical Guidance for Parties: M&A Transactions and More