Till now, the long-running case between US regulatory watchdog, SEC, and the fintech firm, Ripple has taken various turns. One quite prominent point of debate was William Hinman’s 2018 speech. The former Director of the Division of Corporation Finance, SEC has delivered a talk about crypto securities.
Putting Forward The Reasons
To SEC Attorney and Securities and Exchange Commission’s 29 April 2022 assertion, Ripple Defendants filed a response on April 13th May.
The SEC clearly declined to produce at the court or Defendant, citing attorney-client privilege and deliberative process privilege [DPP], per the assertion.
In the above-mentioned tweet, a famed attorney, James Filan pointed out this development. The SEC should be compelled to surrender the documents, insisted Defendant. Addressing major reasons in the said filing later.
The Ripple defense team presented various reasons claiming that the SEC is wrong, according to Judge Sarah Netburn. In this case, the record shows that Mr. Hinman delivered his speech in his personal capacity.
But, Defendant made the argument that Hinman is entitled to receive legal advice from his colleagues regarding his personal views, within the purview of the attorney-client relationship won’t lie. It is found that the communications at issues involved no confidential information relating to the agency.
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The agency would recognize a privileged claim that it lacks standing to assert because the privilege would belong to Hinman even though the SEC can establish elements of attorney-client privilege in a bid to keep the documents protected, added the filing.
In case the Court determines an attorney-client relationship, the SEC staff and Mr. Hinman give their opinion on a draft speech given in his personal capacity.
Defendants are insisting that the court review the remaining documents in camera to find out whether they include confidential information or legal advice or are protected by the privilege.
The SEC response is filed to due on 18 May 2022.
The SEC had continuously fought to safeguard Hinman’s documents for many reasons, including the Deliberative Process Privilege (DPP) basis. The SEC sought a new reason to shield the agency from surrendering Hinman’s documents to Ripple, even after the court’s rejection.
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Source: https://www.thecoinrepublic.com/2022/05/15/ripple-again-files-a-response-to-secs-client-privilege-claims-%E2%94%80-heres-what-it-says/