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ATA/826/2004 • CJ GE ATA/826/2004 Généré par l'IA

Discovery Dispute Over Settlement Communications and Work Product Protection

Numéro de cause ATA/826/2004
Autorité / Tribunal
Juridiction Suisse · Canton de Genève (CH-GE)
Date de la décision
Issue du litige Rejeté (Dismissed)
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Synthèse Legislator

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The court addressed whether certain communications, relating to prior litigation and settlement negotiations, were protected from discovery as either work product or under the attorney-client privilege. The court reasoned that the attorney-client privilege did not apply because the communications were not made for the purpose of obtaining legal advice, but rather to relay factual information or proposals between parties. Regarding the work product doctrine, the court held that documents prepared in anticipation of litigation were protected, but that protection was waived for materials sought by the opposing party that directly contradicted representations made by counsel during settlement discussions, as fairness required the production of the contradictory material. The court also distinguished between materials prepared by the client and those prepared by the attorney, limiting the work product protection where the client's factual preparation itself became the subject of the dispute through reliance on it in negotiations.

Regeste Legislator

Officiel

AUTORISATION DE CONSTRUIRE; PREAVIS; POUVOIR D'EXAMEN | Le DAEL a refusé à tort l'autorisation de construire demandée, car il s'est basé sur les préavis de la commission d'architecture et de la commission des monuments, de la nature et des sites qui ont méconnu le style de l'immeuble concerné, et qu'il a fondé sa décision sur une base légale erronée. | LCI.3 al.3; LCI.12 al.2 litt.c; LCI.89; LCI.93; LCUA.4 al.1

Mots-clés

Généré par l'IA
règlement du litige secret professionnel de l'avocat production de pièces protection juridique protection des communications doctrine juridique

Dispositions légales citées

Généré par l'IA
Art. 66 al. 1 LTF
Provision cited for the imposition of court costs on the appellant.
Généré par l'IA
A/1577/2006
Protection of Settlement Negotiations from Discovery
A/1688/2004
Discovery Dispute Over Production of Construction Documents
A/1408/2001
Attorney-Client Privilege and Work Product Doctrine in Adversarial Context
A/2573/2006
Discovery Scope and Document Production Dispute
A/2404/2003
Discovery Dispute Over Privileged Documents and Burden of Proof

Questions juridiques clés extraites par Legislator

Généré par l'IA
Art. 66 al. 1 LTF

Provision cited for the imposition of court costs on the appellant.

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