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The Turkish Advocacy Code's rationale for the rules of legal professional privilege is that confidentiality enables lawyers to accurately encourage strong cases, which improves the efficiency of the legal system. [17] There is a fraud exception to both litigation privilege and legal advice privilege. [17]
Attorney–client privilege or lawyer–client privilege is the common law doctrine of legal professional privilege in the United States. Attorney–client privilege is "[a] client's right to refuse to disclose and to prevent any other person from disclosing confidential communications between the client and the attorney."
In contrast to legal advice privilege (where the relevant category of communications is broadly-construed), for litigation privilege to apply, communications to and from a professional legal adviser or third party (or between them) must take place in the context of, and for the sole or dominant purpose of, actual or contemplated litigation. [20]
Professional privilege may refer to rights to maintain confidentiality in various professions and jurisdictions: Accountant–client privilege in the United States; Legal professional privilege: Legal professional privilege (Common Law) Legal professional privilege (Australia) Legal professional privilege (England & Wales)
United States attorney–client privilege case law (7 P) Pages in category "Legal professional privilege" The following 10 pages are in this category, out of 10 total.
One well-known privilege is the solicitor–client privilege, referred to as the attorney–client privilege in the United States and as the legal professional privilege in Australia. This protects confidential communications between a client and his or her legal adviser for the dominant purpose of legal advice. [1]
Solosky v R (1979), [1980] 1 S.C.R. 821 is a leading Supreme Court of Canada decision on solicitor-client privilege. The court identified solicitor-client privilege as more than just a rule of evidence but as a fundamental right to all individuals.
6.1: Pro Bono Service: Lawyers should endeavor to provide a certain amount of legal services free of charge to persons, organizations, or causes in need of representation. [21] 7 Information About Legal Services 7.3: Limitations on methods of soliciting clients and business. [22] 8 Maintaining the Integrity of the Profession