In-house lawyers and legal professional privilege: the European view continues

 Allens Arthur Robinson

In brief: A recent European Court of Justice decision¹ has found that legal professional privilege does not apply to communications between a company and its in-house lawyers because in-house lawyers lack the necessary degree of independence. Partners Richard Harris (view CV) and Paul Nicols (view CV) and Law Graduate Thomas Prince report.

• Background
• The decision
• Conclusion

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