Where a party discloses witness statements on a particular subject matter and waives legal professional privilege over them, fairness may require disclosure of further statements from the same witness on the same subject matter obtained subsequently, particularly where the opposing party would otherwise be misled into believing it had the witness's complete account. The principle of implied waiver extends to associated material held by a party with a common interest who has provided the material to the disclosing party.
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