On March 11, the Criminal Chamber of the French Supreme Court (Cour de cassation) handed down four rulings that drastically narrow the scope of French legal privilege. Under French law, when a dawn ...

“Rather, [the evidence] suggests that [the doctors] engaged legal counsel to navigate a complicated legal landscape,” Associate Justice Melissa Countway wrote in Tuesday’s opinion, disagreeing that ...

Attorney-client privilege is formidable and taken very seriously in California. The privilege is not, however, absolute.

In a decision dated October 8, 2025 (No. 24-16.995), the Commercial Chamber of the French Supreme Court (Cour de cassation) adopted a broader interpretation of attorney-client privilege, departing ...

The policy behind the attorney-client privilege is to promote candid and open communication by clients to their attorneys without fear of disclosure. The attorney-client privilege only applies if the ...

Many clients automatically assume attorney-client privilege applies even when the client’s spouses or children are present during legal consultations. In New York, however, a family member’s presence ...

September 19, 2025 - Everyone knows the baseline rule: an attorney cannot, and should not, coach a witness on the record during a deposition or influence the witness to change testimony. A deposition ...

The attorney-client privilege preserves the confidentiality of communications between lawyers and their clients. As a legal entity, the University can assert the privilege. Communications may be ...

The attorney-client privilege is the cornerstone of the legal profession. It allows clients to communicate freely with their lawyers without fear of disclosure and ensures that attorneys can provide ...

As artificial intelligence (AI) becomes more prevalent in the legal sector and corporate operations, its implications for attorney-client privilege should be a rising concern for board members. AI ...