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Noumi class action judge questions ‘unusual’ privilege bid over docs seen by Ashurst, PwC
Alistair Pound 2023-05-08 10:20 pm By Cindy Cameronne

A judge has questioned an “unusual” bid by Noumi to shield over 3,000 documents, their titles and the identities of those who sent them to PricewaterhouseCoopers during a 2020 investigation into the food company’s financial position.

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Class action can’t grill Noumi lawyer on legal privilege claims over PwC docs
Alistair Pound 2023-05-02 11:27 pm By Christine Caulfield

The applicants in a shareholder class action against the former Freedom Foods have failed in a bid to cross-examine Noumi’s inhouse counsel on affidavits swearing to the legal professional privilege of 3,000 documents, including material containing advice from accounting firm PricewaterhouseCoopers.

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