In Australia, legal professional privilege (also referred to as client legal privilege) is a rule of law protecting communications between legal practitioners...
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In common law jurisdictions and some civil law jurisdictions, legal professional privilege protects all communications between a professional legal adviser...
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referred to as the attorney–client privilege in the United States and as the legal professional privilege in Australia. This protects confidential communications...
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States Legal professional privilege: Legal professional privilege (Common Law) Legal professional privilege (Australia) Legal professional privilege (England...
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The case is notable as an authority for the test of legal professional privilege in Australian common law. It established the 'dominant purpose' test...
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Physician–patient privilege is a legal concept, related to medical confidentiality, that protects communications between a patient and their doctor from...
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White privilege, or white skin privilege, is the societal privilege that benefits white people over non-white people in some societies, particularly if...
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Lawyer (redirect from Legal counsel)
having different functions and privileges. Working as a lawyer generally involves the practical application of abstract legal theories and knowledge to solve...
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very limited cases in which therapeutic privilege has been upheld. This is mainly due to the complex ethical and legal ramifications in withholding information...
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clergy–penitent privilege, clergy privilege, confessional privilege, priest–penitent privilege, pastor–penitent privilege, clergyman–communicant privilege, or ecclesiastical...
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Duty of confidentiality (category Legal ethics)
authorized by the client. Confidentiality is a prerequisite for legal professional privilege to hold. The lawyer-client relationship has historically been...
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PwC tax scandal (category July 2023 events in Australia)
claims of legal professional privilege, claims which the Federal Court of Australia later determined were invalid. The ATO later told PwC in 2022 that...
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"doctor's degree – professional practice" by the United States Department of Education's National Center for Education Statistics. In Australia, South Korea...
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testify in court, by deposition, or other legal proceedings, about the contents of the communication. Most US states provide the privilege, typically in rules...
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Whistleblowing (section Australia)
classed as legally privileged (Step 5: “Legally privilege”) so the whistleblower cannot access information on it. Under the shield of legal privilege, the internal...
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In law, abandonment is the relinquishment, giving up, or renunciation of an interest, claim, privilege, possession, civil proceedings, appeal, or right...
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Evidence (law) (redirect from Legal proof)
rules of evidence, encompasses the rules and legal principles that govern the proof of facts in a legal proceeding. These rules determine what evidence...
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Age of majority (redirect from Age of legal capacity)
age of majority are referred to as minors and are legally forbidden from enjoying certain privileges or rights (e.g. the right to vote, buy and/or drink...
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confidentiality. In legal process outsourcing the issue of client confidentiality assumes utmost importance. The attorney–client privilege is a doctrine that...
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Trademark attorney (category Legal professions)
attorney–client privilege. Unless they are also members of the general legal profession, as they are in the United States, their right to appear in Court is...
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federal MP Andrew Wilkie uses parliamentary privilege to raise allegations of misconduct within the Australian Football League pertaining to secret "off...
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Mediation (redirect from Legal Implications of Mediated Agreements)
information in the presence of a mediator does not represent a waiver of the privilege. Parties who enter into mediation do not forfeit legal rights or...
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Non-disclosure agreement (category Legal documents)
Doctor–patient confidentiality (physician–patient privilege), attorney–client privilege, priest–penitent privilege and bank–client confidentiality agreements...
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Malpractice (redirect from Professional malpractice)
that a similarly situated professional of the same medical specialty would provide under the circumstances. lawyers: a legal malpractice claim may be brought...
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very rare privilege of not being targeted with nuclear weapons going forward." The interviewer challenged Gao by reminding him that Australia was planning...
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Comity (category International law legal terminology)
entitled to all Privileges and Immunities of Citizens in the several States." Article Four as a whole—which includes the Privileges and Immunities Clause...
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in Australia is broadly similar to that in other common law countries. However, some divergences in approach have occurred as its independent legal system...
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this privilege was confirmed in 1809. In 1820, all Russian print presses began to send legal deposit copies to Finland. Gaining its independence in 1917...
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Misdemeanor (redirect from Misdemeanors in the United States)
Misdemeanors usually do not result in the restriction of civil rights, but may result in loss of privileges, such as professional licenses, public offices, or...
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