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CPD/RME Elective
Course:

Legal Professional
Privilege

Presented by
Mr. Gary Meggitt,
MA (Oxon), MPhil (HKU), ACII, MCIArb,
Solicitor Advocate – non-practicing (England & Wales),
Barrister-at-Law – non-practicing (Lincoln's Inn),
Mediator (CEDR Accredited),
Associate Professor, Faculty of Law,
Director, Asian Institute
of International Financial Law (AIIFL),
The University of Hong Kong

RME Elective: Legal Professional Privilege
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Code: EVT000000216 Level: Advanced
Date: 12 June 2018 (Tuesday) (Amended) Language: English
Time: 14:30 - 17:45
(Reception starts at 14:00)
Accreditation(s): LSHK 3.0 RME Elective Hours
LSHK 3.0 CPD Points
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Presenter's Profile:
Mr. Gary Meggitt

Mr. Meggitt is an Associate Professor in the Faculty of Law at the University of Hong Kong.  He qualified as a solicitor in 1993 and practiced insurance litigation with several leading UK firms.  He was also subsequently Called to the Bar in England.

Mr. Meggitt teaches civil litigation, commercial dispute resolution and professional practice & management on the PCLL.  He also teaches insurance law on the Faculty's LLM and JD programmes.  He is the author of 'Wilkinson's Professional Conduct of Lawyers in Hong Kong' (2019 Desk Edition, LexisNexis); the author of 'Mediation and ADR Confidentiality in Hong Kong' (Wildy, Simmonds & Hill Publishing, 2019); a contributing author to 'A Guide to Civil Procedure in Hong Kong' (2017, LexisNexis); and edited 'Civil Justice Reform - What has it achieved?' (2010, Sweet & Maxwell).  Mr. Meggitt is a member of the Hong Kong Law Society's Insurance Law Committee.  He also serves as an Examiner for Head IV (Accounts & Professional Conduct) of the Overseas Lawyers Qualification Examination (OLQE) and is a member of the Insurance Authority's Future Task Force.

Course Outline:
This course covers:

  • The theory of privilege
    1. An absolute right - R v Derby Magistrates Court ex p B, R (Morgan Grenfell) v Special Commissioner of Income Tax and Article 35
    2. Contrast with confidentiality
    3. Scope
  • Legal Advice Privilege
    1. Who is a client - Three Rivers
    2. Who is a 'lawyer'? - Prudential v Special Commissioner of Income Tax and Allan v Ng Co (a firm)
    3. What is 'advice'?
  • Litigation privilege
    1. Litigation and dispute resolution
    2. The dominant purpose test

This course is supported by:  Kornerstone Limited
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Code:
EVT000000059
Date: 20 May 2015 (Wednesday) (Amended)
Time: 14:30 - 17:45
Venue: Kornerstone Institute, 15/F, Hip Shing Hong Centre,
55 Des Voeux Road Central, Central, Hong Kong
Language: English
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Code:
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Time: 14:30 - 17:45
Venue: Kornerstone Institute, 15/F, Hip Shing Hong Centre,
55 Des Voeux Road Central, Central, Hong Kong
Language: English
Accreditation(s): LSHK 3.0 RME Elective Hours
LSHK 3.0 CPD Points
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EVT000000119
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Time: 14:30 - 17:45
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55 Des Voeux Road Central, Central, Hong Kong
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LSHK 3.0 CPD Points
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Presenter(s): Mr. Gary Meggitt
Code:
EVT000000141
Date: 26 September 2016 (Monday)
Time: 14:30 - 17:45
Venue: Kornerstone Institute, 15/F, Hip Shing Hong Centre,
55 Des Voeux Road Central, Central, Hong Kong
Language: English
Accreditation(s): LSHK 3.0 RME Elective Hours
LSHK 3.0 CPD Points
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Code:
EVT000000195
Date: 10 October 2017 (Tuesday)
Time: 14:30 - 17:45
Venue: Kornerstone Institute, 15/F, Hip Shing Hong Centre,
55 Des Voeux Road Central, Central, Hong Kong
Language: English
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LSHK 3.0 CPD Points
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EVT000000263
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Time: 14:30 - 17:45
Venue: Kornerstone Institute, 15/F, Hip Shing Hong Centre,
55 Des Voeux Road Central, Central, Hong Kong
Language: English
Accreditation(s): LSHK 3.0 RME Elective Hours
LSHK 3.0 CPD Points
Course: RME Elective: Legal Professional Privilege * RME Elective: Legal Professional Privilege
Presenter(s): Mr. Gary Meggitt
Code:
EVT000000275
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Language: English
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LSHK 3.0 CPD Points
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Presenter(s): Mr. Gary Meggitt
Code:
EVT000000295
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Time: 09:30 - 12:45
Venue: Kornerstone Institute, 15/F, Hip Shing Hong Centre,
55 Des Voeux Road Central, Central, Hong Kong
Language: English
Accreditation(s): LSHK 3.0 RME Elective Hours
LSHK 3.0 CPD Points
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Time: 14:30 - 17:45
Venue: Online via Zoom
Language: English
Accreditation(s): LSHK 3.0 RME Elective Hours
LSHK 3.0 CPD Points
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