3/9/2020
START DATE
END DATE
3/26/2020
MEDLANDS (PTC) LIMITED SPANISH STEPS HOLDINGS LIMITED POINT INVESTMENTS LIMITED v. COMMISSIONER OF THE BERMUDA POLICE SERVICE
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Supreme Court of Bermuda
CIVIL JURISDICTION
Hon. Chief Justice Narinder Hargun
Hodge Malek QC Jeffrey Elkinson Benjamin Adamson
Aidan Caisey QC Shakira J. Dill-Francois
FACTS OF THE CASE:
The case involves a dispute over a protocol for handling privileged material seized following a US DOJ request. The applicants challenged the lawfulness of the protocol proposed by the Bermuda Police Service for reviewing seized material for privilege. The case focuses on the scope of legal professional privilege the right to a copy of seized material and the appropriateness of the review protocol.
SUMMARY:
Legal professional privilege proper review process
OUTCOMES:
Protocol upheld applicants' challenges rejected
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Defendant
PLAINTIFF/CLAIMANT
DEFENDANT:
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MEDLANDS (PTC) LIMITED SPANISH STEPS HOLDINGS LIMITED POINT INVESTMENTS LIMITED v. COMMISSIONER OF THE BERMUDA POLICE SERVICE
The case involves a dispute over a protocol for handling privileged material seized following a US DOJ request. The applicants challenged the lawfulness of the protocol proposed by the Bermuda Police Service for reviewing seized material for privilege. The case focuses on the scope of legal professional privilege the right to a copy of seized material and the appropriateness of the review protocol.