Mass. 1950). The issue thus arises: when the attorney-client communication mixes legal and non-legal concerns, does the privilege still apply? Before addressing New York law, it is worthwhile as a ...

Temkin, “Privilege Analysis Following Dismissal of ‘In re Grand Jury’”, New York Law Journal (May 18, 2023). The work product doctrine can be broader than the attorney-client privilege ...

One of the major challenges facing the legal profession today is how to adapt and apply the concept of attorney-client privilege (or professional secrecy) in an increasingly globalised world. Rules on ...

19 Id. at *2 (“Unlike the attorney-client privilege, the work product protection in diversity cases is governed by federal law.”) (quoting Bowne of New York City, Inc. v. AmBase Corp., 161 F.R ...

The New York Court of Appeals recently clarified and reinforced the attorney-client privilege, explaining that certain internal training materials reflecting legal analysis of statutory ...

The attorney-client privilege serves as a legitimate device to shield certain information from the opponent in litigation.

Okanogan County doesn’t have to show the public the checklist it uses to determine if water can legally supply a new house in the Methow Valley, because that list is protected by attorney-client ...

“This case is a reminder for both companies and lawyers…[that] initiating litigation without an objective basis and using litigation procedures as an unfair competition tool to interfere with ...

Judge McAfee has ruled that Nathan Wade’s attorney must testify at the Fani Willis hearings without attorney-client privilege protection. The case involves allegations that Fani Willis and ...