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Great Atlantic Insurance Co v Home Insurance Co

[1981] 1 WLR 529
JurisdictionUnited Kingdom
Year1981
Statusunclear

Key Principle

Disclosure or reliance on part of privileged material may produce collateral waiver over associated material where fairness requires it.

Area of Law

Civil Procedure — privilege-waiver

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