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Attorney Client Privilege For A Corporation In Queens
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This protection extends to any information exchanged during these privileged communications, encompassing not only verbal discussions but also written correspondence, emails, text messages, and other forms of communication. The privilege belongs to the client, meaning they have the authority to waive or invoke it.
Since engagement agreements may not be protected by attorney-client privilege, an attorney must be careful not to be overly detailed in the description of the scope of services.
New York uses the territorial test, applying the privilege law of the state where the legal proceeding occurs (i.e. the state where evidence is introduced or where the discovery proceeding occurs). Because New York does not provide an accountant-client privilege, PwC's records were not protected from discovery.
The Garner Fiduciary Exception Where a fiduciary duty is owed to the shareholder or member, that shareholder or member must show good cause why the attorney-client privilege should not protect those communications from disclosure.
There are three primary occasions when solicitor‑client privilege may be overruled, namely when innocence at stake is engaged, the client's communications are themselves criminal, or it is necessary to protect public safety. Any piercing of privilege should be considered an "extraordinary measure."
Unless the client waives the privilege, an attorney or his or her employee, or any person who obtains without the knowledge of the client evidence of a confidential communication made between the attorney or his or her employee and the client in the course of professional employment, shall not disclose, or be allowed ...
A decision recently issued by the New York Supreme Court (County of Saratoga) illustrates one of these exceptions — the “fiduciary exception.” The court ruled that the fiduciary exception to the attorney-client privilege enabled the minority owner of a multi-company family business to obtain information about ...
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I. Source of the Privilege. Privilege allows lawyers and clients to communicate freely and candidly, with the expectation that these communications will remain private.Solicitorclient privilege protects communications between a lawyer and their client made for the purpose of seeking or providing legal advice. Three types of possible privilege claims will be discussed below: solicitorclient privilege, litigation privilege and common interest privilege. Solicitor-client privilege also protects materials that are directly related to the seeking, formulating or giving of legal advice. Attorneyclient privilege is an important legal concept that protects most information you provide to your lawyer. It means the power to keep a communication secret and not have to reveal it to anyone. Privilege is a rule of evidence and is a matter of substantive law. Chapter 5 of the Defence Counsel Services Manual explains the rights and privileges that an accused has when requesting legal counsel. This unofficial compilation of the Rules provided for informational purposes only.