A legal challenge has been launched by Newcastle United FC over documents seized from the club by officials conducting a tax probe.
A High Court judge has banned members of the HM Revenue and Customs investigation team from examining, without the club's consent, material taken in a raid carried out in April under search warrants issued by Leeds Crown Court.
Mr Justice Supperstone, sitting in London, said on Thursday the ban would continue until resolution of the club's application for a judicial review against HMRC.
He directed that any material being retained by HMRC which is identified as attracting legal professional privilege must be returned to the club.