Easton v New Zealand Guardian Trust Company Ltd - [2021] 3 NZLR 182

Law practitioners — Legal professional privilege — Trust information — Adversarial litigation by beneficiary — Legal advice privilege — Litigation privilege — Trustees entitled to withhold legal advice where interests of trust and beneficiary have diverged.

Trusts — Trust information — Legal professional privilege — Adversarial litigation by beneficiary — Legal advice privilege — Litigation privilege — Trustees entitled to withhold legal advice where interests of trust and beneficiary have diverged.