The Supreme Court of Canada says there can be an exception to a lawyer's duty to keep conversations with a client confidential when the lawyer needs the information to defend themselves against a ...

The Supreme Court of Canada ruled in a 7-2 decision on Friday that an exception to solicitor-client privilege may be available to lawyers to fully defend themselves against potential criminal ...

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

On February 7, 2025, the Second Circuit ruled that the crime-fraud exception would prevent the former CEO of a public company from invoking attorney-client privilege to prevent an outside lawyer and ...

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 ...

Criminal defendants accused of white-collar crimes often deal with lawyers before and even while engaged in their alleged criminal misconduct. All or most lawyers have the vague notion that the ...

A flat-bladed screwdriver can hew away strips of wood. But any woodworker knows a chisel would be the preferred tool for shaving and shaping the wood. Forcing a tool to perform another task not only ...

Samantha Weissbluth, senior counsel, and Simon Johnson, associate, Foley & Lardner LLP, Chicago The fiduciary exception to attorney-client privilege has long complicated attorneys’ lives. And that’s ...

Many lawyers across Missouri take exception to how the Sunshine Law's first exception of attorney-client privilege is interpreted. Some say the exception in the state statute granting the public the ...

One of the great myths of the legal profession is that the attorney-client privilege promises absolute confidentiality, to ensure clients' full disclosure to their counsel. However, as most lawyers ...

I read your article about attorney-client privilege and how the privilege survives after death. But, there are several other exceptions that may be of interest and I am asking if you would discuss ...