Fiduciaries and legal professional privilege

It is reasonably common for practising lawyers also to act as trustees ('lawyer-trustees'), particularly within organizations that provide both legal and fiduciary services. Under what circumstances can legal professional privilege be claimed in relation to communications with these indivi...

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Veröffentlicht in:Trusts & trustees Jg. 24; H. 3; S. 243 - 249
1. Verfasser: Tilley, Gareth
Format: Journal Article
Sprache:Englisch
Veröffentlicht: Oxford Oxford University Press 01.04.2018
Oxford Publishing Limited (England)
Schlagworte:
Attorney-client privilege
Attorneys
Fiduciaries
Laws, regulations and rules
ISSN:1363-1780, 1752-2110
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Zusammenfassung:It is reasonably common for practising lawyers also to act as trustees ('lawyer-trustees'), particularly within organizations that provide both legal and fiduciary services. Under what circumstances can legal professional privilege be claimed in relation to communications with these individuals? The test can be stated reasonably easily, but by reason of the fluid roles that officers often have, combined with the ease of dissemination of information electronically, the principles can be difficult to apply in practice.
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ISSN:1363-1780
1752-2110
DOI:10.1093/tandt/ttx222