Civil Litigation · glossary

Legal advice privilege

The privilege that keeps back documents passing between lawyer and client for advice. Kate’s advice to Graham, and your notes of their calls, are covered. A business email written with no lawyer involved is not. Chapter 7 · see Litigation privilege

Explained in Chapter 7, Disclosure and Privilege, of Civil Litigation.

How it comes up, in Chapter 7
Kate’s advice to Graham, and your notes of their calls, are covered by legal advice privilege, because they pass between lawyer and client for advice.
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