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Legal update – Bilta Ors v RBS Anor
Alan Sheeley discusses the law regarding the privileged status of investigations has been in flux since Serious Fraud Office (SFO) v Eurasian Natural Resources Corporation Ltd (2017) EWHC 1017 (QB) (“ENRC”) was handed down in May 2017.
The recent decision of Bilta & Ors v RBS & Anor (2017) EWHC 3535 (Ch) (“Bilta”), in which Pinsent Masons acted on behalf of RBS, is therefore an important decision as it confirms that ENRC is not a determinative statement of principle as privilege can apply to investigations on the right set of facts.