Confidentiality and Privilege
Solicitors must maintain the confidentiality and legal professional privilege of their clients’ and former clients’ matters, unless the client agrees otherwise. There are exceptions such as preventing physical harm to any person or for a police search warrant.
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- Keep this confidential - but I'm breaching confidentiality
- Perpetual Trustee v McClelland: To tell or not to tell?
- What's hidden on that photocopier hard drive - and does it matter?
- I have received a statutory notice requiring me to produce client information or documents. What should I do?
- My client has threatened self-harm, and I think they mean it. What should I do?
- My client has threatened to assault someone, and I think they mean it. What should I do?
- The police have a search warrant for the files of one of my clients. What do I do?
- The police want information from me about a client or wish to access a file. Can I assist them?
- What are the exceptions to the duty of confidentiality?
- What documents on my file are privileged?
- What is the law on legal professional privilege?
- What is the rule about confidentiality?
