COURT BACKS SFO OVER HANDLING OF ELECTRONIC FILES SUBJECT TO LPP
February 1st, 2016
England’s High Court has backed the UK Serious Fraud Office (SFO) over the way it handles and identifies electronic material subject to the right to non-disclosure through legal professional privilege (LPP). In a case brought by an individual under investigation, the court ruled on January 27 that the SFO did have a right to use in-house technical experts rather than external contractors to isolate material embedded in seized electronic devices, such as USB keys or laptops, potentially subject to LPP, before passing it on to independent lawyers for review. Lord ...
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