Privilege: The US Perspective – Global Investigations Review

Privilege: The US Perspective – Global Investigations Review

19.1 Privilege in law enforcement investigations 19.1.1 Attorney–client privilege The attorney–client privilege is recognised in the United States as ‘the oldest of the privileges for confidential communications known to the common law’. It is viewed as serving a crucial function in ‘encourag[ing] full and frank communication between attorneys and their clients’ and thereby promoting ‘the…

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