In Suppipat and others v Siam Commercial Bank Public Company Ltd and others, it was held that certain documents obtained by the claimants (“Suppipat”) from a third-party Wind Energy Holding Company Limited (“WEH”), pursuant to subpoenas lawfully obtained from the Thai courts, remained privileged and therefore could not be used in the proceedings. In reaching its decision, the court provided useful guidance on the applicable law regarding issues of privilege and confidentiality, and the circumstances in which such protections might be waived or otherwise lost.
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May 23, 2022
Practice Direction 57AC: one year on…
We are now one year into the operation of PD 57AC – the practice direction on trial witness statements which came into force on 6 April 2021. Unlike many other new practice directions, the first year has seen a reasonable number of cases on PD 57AC before the court. This post looks at some of the key themes that have come out of the cases on PD 57AC in the past year.
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In the recent case of Owners of the Panamax Alexander v Registered Owners of the NYK Falcon, the defendant managed to obtain an order for security for costs despite culpable delays. What then, does this mean, for the timing of such applications?