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Aabar Holdings S.A.R.L. and others v Glencore Plc and others

[2026] EWHC 877 (Comm)

JurisdictionUnited Kingdom

CourtHigh Court of Justice, King's Bench Division, Commercial Court (Financial List)

Year2026

StatusPersuasive authority

Key Principle

Legal advice privilege extends to any intra-client document created by or passing between members of the client group for the dominant purpose of seeking or obtaining legal advice, and is not confined to communications between the lawyer and a designated 'client' subset as a narrow reading of Three Rivers (No 5) might suggest.

Area of Law

General

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