Protecting Legal Privilege in Insurance Claims & Disputes

Introduction

Parties to complex or disputed insurance claims may need legal advice on their position and may face litigation or other forms of dispute resolution.

In these circumstances, understanding legal privilege is essential. Where it applies, privilege can protect legal advice and certain communications and documents prepared in anticipation of litigation from disclosure to the other party, enabling full and frank discussions with legal advisers. This webinar explains when privilege applies and how to preserve it.

What You Will Learn

This short webinar will cover the following:

• The different forms of privilege including legal advice privilege and litigation privilege
• The distinction between privileged communications, confidentiality and without prejudice communication
• How privilege can be waived accidently
• How common interest privilege and joint privilege can enable more than one party to claim privilege in the same material and the resulting perils
• How to ensure that legal advice attracts and retains its privileged status
• The steps to be taken to ensure that relevant communications are protected by privilege as soon as possible in the event of a potential dispute
• How to ensure that privilege is retained