Lawyer-client privilege vote at ABA

The ABA House of Delegates is calling for lawyer-client privilege to apply to advice supplied to a law firm by its in-house counsel including matters related to work for the firm's clients.
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The call comes amidst greater regulation and disclosure obligations and rules of professional conduct and was approved almost unanimously by the House of Delegates, according to the ABA Journal. The organisation said that lawyer-client privilege was necessary as it allowed lawyers to ask questions on ethical matters in confidence.

 

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