Clarifying the iniquity exception: Court of Appeal provides guidance on the applicability of the exception to legal privilege
In this article for the Business Law International division of the IBA, Lucy Pert and Demica Nettleford discuss how privilege is a fundamental legal right and a powerful tool under English law.
Legal advice privilege protects communications between a lawyer and a client that are made for the purpose of giving or receiving legal advice. Litigation privilege protects communications between lawyers or their clients and any third party for the purpose of obtaining advice or information in connection with existing or reasonably contemplated litigation. Privilege is vital in allowing parties to access legal advice safe in the knowledge that confidential and sensitive information will not fall into the public domain.
This article first appeared in the May 2024 issue of IBA - Business Law International (Vol 25, No 2), and is reproduced by kind permission of the International Bar Association, London, UK. © International Bar Association.
