Sentences with phrase «joint clients»

Traditionally, the adverse litigation exception provides that all communications made during a joint representation are discoverable when former joint clients sue one another.
Ultimately, when joint clients engage a single attorney, their expectations are such that the disclosures among those parties are not protected from disclosure within that group, so long as the communications relate to the common representation.
If we are instructed by joint clients then all clients are jointly and severally liable for our fees, notwithstanding any agreement between you as to how you will share the costs.
The integration was fast, and we'll continue to evolve quickly to meet the online payment needs of our joint clients,» said Matt Briggs, CEO, RentTrack.
A corollary to that principle is that one joint client can not assert privilege in a matter in which the joint client is adverse to the other joint client relating to the common representation.
In reaching this conclusion, the Newsome court noted that other courts addressing this factual scenario have uniformly held that a joint client suing only the joint attorney can compel the disclosure of privileged documents from the joint representation.
The Newsome case is a reminder to lawyers to inform their joint clients of the risks and advantages of a joint representation before undertaking such representation.
These two exceptions to attorney - client privilege apply with equal force to the context in which a former joint client sues the joint attorney in subsequent litigation, even if the other joint client does not consent to the disclosure.
The parties should also consider and define what will happen in the event a conflict develops among the joint clients.
Law society rules regulate joint retainers requiring that lawyers advise their joint clients that secrets can't be kept between clients in a joint retainer.
Our partnership with Oracle provides a single vendor platform to joint clients.
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