Kousouros v O'Halloran & Anor
Legal advice privilege attached to the 2nd Defendant's communications with her solicitor as beneficiary and was not lost by subsequent joint interest in estate administration; the privileged material disclosed to the Claimant must remain confidential and cannot be used.
- Parties
- Claimant and Appellant: Harry George Kousouros; 1st Defendant: Richard O’Halloran; 2nd Defendant and Respondent: Anna Aresti
- Jurisdiction
- England and Wales
- Judgment Date
- 10 July 2014
- Procedural Posture
- Appeal / Judgment on Appeal
- Outcome
- Appeal allowed
- Legal Topics
- Legal Professional Privilege, Disclosure of Documents, Beneficiaries' Rights, Estate Administration
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Parties
Harry George Kousouros
Claimant and Appellant
Richard O’Halloran
1st Defendant
Anna Aresti
2nd Defendant and Respondent
Procedural Posture
Appeal / Judgment on Appeal
Legal Issues
- 1 Whether legal advice privilege applies to communications between solicitor and beneficiary in estate administration
- 2 Whether privilege can be asserted against other beneficiaries
- 3 Whether privileged material disclosed can be restrained from use
Ratio Decidendi
Legal advice privilege attached to the 2nd Defendant's communications with her solicitor as beneficiary and was not lost by subsequent joint interest in estate administration; the privileged material disclosed to the Claimant must remain confidential and cannot be used.
Court Disposition
Appeal allowed
Orders
- Confidentiality of privileged material maintained
- Claimant precluded from using privileged material from 28 January 2011 letter
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