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SRA receives leapfrog certificate in Carter-Ruck privilege dispute
The High Court has issued a leapfrog certificate allowing the Solicitors Regulation Authority to seek Supreme Court permission to appeal its Carter-Ruck privilege ruling, the Law Gazette reported. The regulator plans to seek urgent consideration; the certificate does not itself grant Supreme Court permission.
Key points
- The September ruling held that Section 44B does not let the SRA demand client-privileged material without a waiver.Law Gazette
- The trial judge recognized points of general public importance and arguable appeal grounds, according to the regulator.Law Gazette
- The SRA can pursue the Court of Appeal route if Supreme Court permission is refused, the Gazette reported.Law Gazette
- No Supreme Court permission hearing date had been listed at the time of the report.Law Gazette