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Gotha City v Sotheby's (No.1)

City of Gotha v Sotheby's [1997] EWCA Civ 1897, [1998] 1 WLR 114
JurisdictionUnited Kingdom
CourtCourt of Appeal (Civil Division)
Year1998
StatusBinding authority

Key Principle

A party does not lose legal professional privilege in its legal advice merely by disclosing that advice in confidence to a third party with a common interest; such limited or selective disclosure does not amount to a waiver of privilege against the rest of the world.

Area of Law

General

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