Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB (Publ), Singapore Branch v Asia Pacific Breweries (Singapore) Pte Ltd and Others and Other Suits
| Jurisdiction | Singapore |
| Judgment Date | 08 March 2007 |
| Date | 08 March 2007 |
| Docket Number | Civil Appeals Nos 17, 18, 19 and 20 of 2006 |
| Court | Court of Appeal (Singapore) |
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36 cases
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Gelatissimo Ventures (S) Pte Ltd v Singapore Flyer Pte Ltd
...litigation (see Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB (Publ), Singapore Branch v Asia Pacific Breweries (Singapore) Pte Ltd and Other Appeals[2007] 2 SLR 367 13 In this case, the email thread was part of the communication between the plaintiffs and their solicitor. Hence, there was little doubt ......
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The Director of the Serious Fraud Office v Eurasian Natural Resources Corporation Ltd
...in Three Rivers (No 5) was interpreted by the Court of Appeal of Singapore in the case of Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB v Asia Pacific Breweries (Singapore) Pte Ltd and others [2007] SGCA 9. It said, at [41]: " The principle is that if an employee is not authorised to communicate with th......
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The Civil Aviation Authority v R Jet2.com Ltd
...privilege, e.g., in addition to Australia above (considered above: see paragraphs 74–75), Singapore ( Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB v Asia Pacific Breweries [2007] 2 SLR 367) and Hong Kong ( Citic Pacific Limited v Secretary of Justice [2016] 1 HKC 157 at [51]–[62]). This not only sugges......
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The RBS Rights Issue Litigation
...privilege (in addition to the USA). 62 Thus, the Singapore Court of Appeal in Skandanavia Enskilda Banken AB (Publ), Singapore Branch v Asia Pacific Breweries (Singapore) Pte Ltd and others [2007] 2 SLR 367, encouraged to do so by its perception that " Three Rivers No 5 has been almost univ......
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5 firm's commentaries
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High Court Rules That Witness Interview Notes Are Not Covered by Legal Advice Privilege
...Court of Appeal (Skandanavia Enskilda Banken AB (Publ), Singapore Branch v Asia Pacific Breweries (Singapore) Pte Ltd and others [2007] 2 SLR 367). [8] It is notable that the Court also considered, as obiter, that only: (1) a corporate’s “directing mind and will” should constitute the clien......
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High Court Rules That Witness Interview Notes Are Not Covered By Legal Advice Privilege
...Court of Appeal (Skandanavia Enskilda Banken AB (Publ), Singapore Branch v Asia Pacific Breweries (Singapore) Pte Ltd and others [2007] 2 SLR 367). [8] It is notable that the Court also considered, as obiter, that only: (1) a corporate's "directing mind and will" should constitute the clien......
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UK Decision Highlights Potential Privilege Problems in Cross-Border Investigations
...been voiced in decisions in Singapore and Hong Kong. See, e.g., Singapore Branch v Asia Pacific Breweries (Singapore) Pte Ltd and others [2007] 2 SLR 367 in which the Singapore Court of Appeal adopted a broader view of “client,” noting that “Three Rivers No 5 has been almost universally cri......
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Litigation Dispute Resolution Comparative Guide
...is to obtain legal advice (Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB (Publ), Singapore Branch v Asia Pacific Breweries (Singapore) Pte Ltd ([2007] 2 SLR(R) 367). Communications with third parties (eg, accountants) created for the dominant purpose of legal proceedings that are reasonably anticipated ......
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11 books & journal articles
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DISCLOSURE OF THE COMPANY'S PRIVILEGED DOCUMENTS TO SHAREHOLDERS AS AN APPLICATION OF JOINT INTEREST PRIVILEGE
...remain the author's alone. 2 Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB (Publ), Singapore Branch v Asia Pacific Breweries (Singapore) Pte Ltd [2007] 2 SLR(R) 367 at [23]. 3 Yap Sing Lee v Management Corporation Strata Title Plan No 1267 [2011] 2 SLR 998 at [42]; Rahimah bte Mohd Salim v Public Prosec......
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Litigation
...Co v AG (Manchester) Ltd (in liq) [2006] EWHC 839 (Comm); Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB v Asia Paciic Breweries (Singapore) Pte Ltd [2007] SGCA 9 at [23]; Brookield Multiplex Ltd v International Litigation Funding Partners Pte Ltd (No 2) [2009] FCA 449 at [2], per Finkelstein J; Bates v ......
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REFLECTIONS ON S 2(2) OF SINGAPORE EVIDENCE ACT AND ROLE OF COMMON LAW RULES OF EVIDENCE
...[21]–[42]. 60 See paras 14–18 above. 61Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB, Singapore Branch v Asia Pacific Breweries (Singapore) Pte Ltd[2007] 2 SLR(R) 367 at [1], [34] and [67]. 62 See below at para 74; see also Jeffrey Pinsler SC, Evidence and the Litigation Process (LexisNexis, 6th Ed, 201......
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WRITING A PERSUASIVE APPELLATE BRIEF
...129 This technique is employed in Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB (Publ), Singapore Branch v Asia Pacific Breweries (Singapore) Pte Ltd[2007] 2 SLR 367 at [50]. 130 For recent examples of where the courts have surveyed cases extensively in order to establish a framework, see Fairmount, sup......
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