The Scope of Legal Professional Privilege
There are two forms of legal professional privilege:
- Legal advice privilege protects confidential communications between lawyers and their clients for the purposes of giving or obtaining legal advice.
- Litigation privilege protects confidential communications between lawyers, clients and third parties made for the purposes of litigation, either actual or contemplated.
Read more about this topic: Legal Professional Privilege In England And Wales
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