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Jardine Strategic Limited v Oasis Investments II Master Fund Ltd (No 2) [2025] UKPC 34

31 Jul 2025

In Jardine Strategic Limited v Oasis Investments II Master Fund Ltd (No 2) [2025] UKPC 34, the Privy Council abolished the long-standing “Shareholder Rule” in the English law of legal professional privilege, under which a company cannot assert legal privilege against its existing or former shareholders.

Our Director, Colin Liew, shares his views below on the key takeaways from this decision and its wider implications here.