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In law, privilege refers to a special legal right, immunity, or exemption granted to a person. In evidence, certain subject matter is privileged; meaning they cannot be inquired into in any way. Such privileged information is not subject to disclosure or discovery, and cannot be questioned about in testimony.
legal privilege means communications and/or documents between an attorney and his or her client for the purpose of rendering professional advice relating to pending or possible litigation. Legal Privilege does not apply to communications made with the intention of furthering a criminal purpose.
Attorney-client privilege protects confidential communications between a lawyer and their client that relate to the client's seeking of legal advice or services.
In common law jurisdictions and some civil law jurisdictions, legal professional privilege protects all communications between a professional legal adviser (a solicitor, barrister or attorney) and his or her clients from being disclosed without the permission of the client. The privilege is that of the client and not that of the lawyer.
Find the legal definition of PRIVILEGE from Black's Law Dictionary, 2nd Edition. A particular and peculiar benefit or advantage enjoyed by a person, company, or class, beyond the common advantages of other citizens.
Privilege is a legal right which allows persons to resist compulsory disclosure of documents and information. The fact that a document is sensitive or confidential is not a bar to disclosure, although privileged documents must be confidential.
purpose of seeking, obtaining or providing legal assistance to the client. 2 Does the privilege only protect legal advice? Does it also protect non-legal communications between an attorney and client, such as business advice? Only legal advice is protected by the attorney–client privilege.
The attorney client privilege secures the client from the potential sensitive information being disclosed to other people.
Legal professional privilege (LPP) protects certain confidential communications from disclosure without your client’s permission, even in court. There are two types of LPP: legal advice privilege; litigation privilege
Legal professional privilege has been described as a “a fundamental human right long established in the common law” and a “fundamental condition on which the administration of justice as a whole rests”. The principle underpinning legal professional privilege is that a client should be able to obtain legal advice in confidence.