Confidentiality and Privilege
06 December 2011 - Dilemmas concerning the duty of confidentiality
Two of the most frequently asked questions the Ethics Centre receives concern the extent of the duty of confidentiality owed to clients, and if there are any exceptions to the duty.
In his article 'Keep those confidences' (PDF 112 KB) Senior Ethics Solicitor Stafford Shepherd discusses these issues.
02 March 2011 - The ethics of cloud computing for lawyers
The recent devastating floods down the east coast of Australia resulted in the inundation of many law practices and exposed the vulnerability of our file storage systems as countless client files were lost. Add to this the ever-increasing space requirements and the growing cost of archiving client files and it's no wonder that lawyers around the world are looking for cheaper and safer file storage methods.
15 September 2010 - Europeans reject privilege for in-house lawyers
A decision handed down by the European Court of Justice on 14 September has held that in-house counsel lack sufficient independence to allow any claim of legal privilege for the advice they give.
The decision, which can be found here, follows a series of European decisions over the past few decades. As online publication The Lawyer reports:
