Insurance Law Monthly
Liability insurance: privilege
In Travelers Insurance Co Ltd v Armstrong [2021] EWCA Civ 978; [2021] Lloyd’s Rep IR 454 the Court of Appeal has considered the operation of the rules of privilege to a joint retainer of solicitors by the assured and its liability insurers. The decision confirms that there is joint retainer privilege, and that neither party can object to disclosure to the other.
Travelers
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