Who Asserts Attorney Client Privilege?
Definition. Attorney-Client Privilege Refers to a Legal Privilege That Works to Keep Confidential Communications Between an Attorney and His or Her Client...
Definition. Attorney-client privilege refers to a legal privilege that works to keep confidential communications between an attorney and his or her client secret. The privilege is asserted in the face of a legal demand for the communications, such as a discovery request or a demand that the lawyer testify under oath.
Who holds the attorney-client privilege?
A lawyer who has received a client's confidences cannot repeat them to anyone outside the legal team without the client's consent. In that sense, the privilege is the client's, not the lawyer's—the client can decide to forfeit (or waive) the privilege, but the lawyer cannot.
What communications are attorney-client privileged?
Virtually all types of communications or exchanges between a client and attorney may be covered by the attorney-client privilege, including oral communications and documentary communications like emails, letters, or even text messages. The communication must be confidential.
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