Some conversations are protected even within courtrooms. Privileged communications are conversations between two people within a relationship that the law protects from being disclosed on the witness ...

In Florida, the legislature deemed open dialogue between an accountant and a client so important that, in 1978, it adopted a privilege nonexistent in the common law: the accountant-client privilege.[1 ...

The attorney-client privilege is one of the most well-recognized concepts of legal practice, with high-profile references to the doctrine appearing in movies, books, and news articles. On the surface, ...

Litigants should take particular care when drafting witness statements to avoid waiving privilege. In Guest Supplies Intl Limited v South Place Hotel Limited, D&D London Limited[i], the UK High Court ...

LAWRENCE, Kan. (WIBW) - Officials have agreed to an audit after privileged communications between attorneys and their clients in the Douglas Co. Jail were found to be in non-privileged call logs. The ...

The Arizona Supreme Court, citing its own 2020 ruling in Clements v. Bernini ex. rel. County of Pima, has remanded a case to the trial court to determine if a criminal defendant can assert ...

January 5, 2023 - A communication must be made for the purpose of legal advice to be protected from disclosure by the attorney-client privilege. If legal advice is not the purpose of the communication ...

The attorney-client privilege preserves the confidentiality of communications between lawyers and their clients. As a legal entity, the University can assert the privilege. Communications may be ...

Q: I work for a corporation. Is my conversation with its attorney privileged? A: It might depend on what you are talking about. Important to keep in mind is that the corporation is the attorney’s ...

About a year ago, Project Veritas (which specializes in videos from a conservative perspective based on hidden-camera interviews) sued the New York Times for libel. The case is going forward, based on ...