4 Jun 2009
RMBSA CORPORATE SERVICES LTD AND ANOTHER v. SECRETARY FOR JUSTICE AND ANOTHER
- Citation
- RMBSA CORPORATE SERVICES LTD AND ANOTHER v. SECRETARY FOR JUSTICE AND ANOTHER
- Court
- Court of Appeal
- Case number
- CACV96/2009
The Court of Appeal held that the plaintiffs were entitled to withhold Annex A from the defendants to preserve a claim of legal professional privilege under Philippine law; service of the expert report to the court without serving Annex A did not amount to waiver of privilege, and the court could inspect the annexed material privately and receive ex parte assistance to determine the claim. Accordingly the order directing immediate service of Annex A was set aside and the appeal was allowed.