Sentences with phrase «protected by legal professional»

Unless appropriate steps are taken beforehand, such communications are not necessarily protected by legal professional privilege.

The Defendants resisted that application arguing that the documents were protected by legal professional or legal advice privilege.

The courts have always recognised that lawyers will often be unable properly to defend themselves as they will be unable to make use of documents protected by legal professional privilege to justify their actions, it being a matter for the client alone to decide whether to waive privilege.

Talking about a bad haircut you got last week is probably not protected by legal professional privilege.

Reports that contain legal analysis, advice or conclusions, or which are prepared in contemplation of or in connection with litigation, can be protected by legal professional privilege.

In light of these decisions, information gathered or documents prepared during the course of an internal investigation, even if prepared by a lawyer and even in circumstances where a criminal investigation is imminent or underway, may not be protected by legal professional privilege.

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Emails sent by Accolade Wines or any related entity, including any attachments, may be confidential, protected by copyright or subject to legal professional privilege.

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ALDF accomplishes this mission by filing high - impact lawsuits to protect animals from harm, providing free legal assistance and training to prosecutors to assure that animal abusers are punished for their crimes, supporting tough animal protection legislation and fighting legislation harmful to animals, and providing resources and opportunities to law students and professionals to advance the emerging field of animal law.

The corresponding provision in force on the date of adoption of the contested decision provides, in the same vein, that «[t] he safeguard procedure shall be applicable to all persons pursuing commercial activities or crafts, all farmers, all other natural persons pursuing independent professional activity, including the liberal professions subject to legislative or regulatory status or whose title is protected, and also to all legal entities governed by private law».

On April 8 and 9, 2010, and all material times, Hamilton and Cassels Brock owed a fiduciary duty and duty of good faith to the Plaintiff, and were obligated to act with regard to the Plaintiffs interests and keep and protect the Plaintiffs confidences as a result of the relationship that existed as between the Plaintiff, Hamilton and Cassels Brock, including as a result of the legal advice that had been provided by Hamilton and Cassels Brock to the Plaintiff on or about April 7, 2010 at a time when the Plaintiff was vulnerable and dependent upon Hamilton and Cassels Brock and relying upon their professional advice.

The takeaway from this case for employers is if an employee alleges that his or her rights, as protected by the Ontario Human Rights Code are being violated, then it is likely prudent to seek professional legal advice.

The mandate of the NCA is to help Canada's law societies protect the public interest by assessing the legal education and professional experience of individuals who obtained their credentials outside of Canada or in a Canadian civil law program.

If one solely looks at the Rules and the repercussions that could befall both Atticus and the legal profession because of his lie, then it would seem as though there is no question that Atticus breached his professional responsibility by protecting Boo with the lie.

While acknowledging that both commentators and judges frequently describe the consequence of information being protected by the without prejudice principle as being that it is privileged from production, the word privilege is used in this paper to identify a form of protection going beyond that afforded by the without prejudice principle, just as does legal professional privilege.

If the lawyers have retained professionals to assist the lawyers in rendering legal advice to the client, that assistance may be protected by the attorney — client privilege.

On Thursday, April 26, CPCS had the pleasure of honoring exceptional members of our community — attorneys from the public and private counsel divisions, as well as a social worker, investigator and administrative professional — who work tirelessly to insure that CPCS meets our mission: to fight for equal justice and human dignity by supporting our clients in achieving their legal and life goals; to zealously advocate for the rights of individuals; and to promote just public policy to protect the rights of all.

EU legal professional privilege has developed in a particular field of EU law, namely EU competition law, in the context of investigations carried out by the competent EU competition law authority, the European Commission (the Commission) into violations of the provisions of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union prohibiting anticompetitive agreements and abuse of a dominant position (although, in principle, the privilege could protect communications relating to other proceedings brought by the Commission in which the rights of defence arise).

Communications between an external lawyer qualified in the US and his or her client are not protected by EU legal professional privilege, and production of them can be required by the Commission during a competition investigation.

The following will not be protected by EU legal professional privilege: legal advice of a general nature (ie, not connected to the client's rights of defence or the subject matter of the investigation), internal company communications with an in - house lawyer, communications between a company and its external lawyer qualified only in the US, internal reports or documents that were sent to a lawyer but that were not created for the exclusive purpose of seeking legal advice and file notes of meetings with lawyers, unless those notes record advice received from an EEA qualified external lawyer, and documents created during an internal investigation (where the client's rights of defence are not engaged).

The result of limiting EU legal professional privilege is such that documents prepared by in - house lawyers that are subject to privilege under local laws (for example, in England and Wales) will not generally be protected vis - à - vis the Commission (or other parties) in the context of a competition investigation.

Professional secrecy is, first of all, an obligation imposed by the law on the attorney, that is intended to protect the rights of defence of the client and the independence of the legal profession.

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A government - appointed Legal Services Board was established to oversee regulation by reference to eight «regulatory objectives» which were, confusingly given equal priority (the public interest, supporting the rule of law, improving access to justice, protecting and promoting consumers, promoting competition, encouraging a strong independent legal profession, increasing public understanding of citizens» rights and duties and maintaining a set of professional principLegal Services Board was established to oversee regulation by reference to eight «regulatory objectives» which were, confusingly given equal priority (the public interest, supporting the rule of law, improving access to justice, protecting and promoting consumers, promoting competition, encouraging a strong independent legal profession, increasing public understanding of citizens» rights and duties and maintaining a set of professional principlegal profession, increasing public understanding of citizens» rights and duties and maintaining a set of professional principles).

To the extent that corporates record any interviews they conduct, UK authorities are likely to want access to these first accounts, which may raise issues of legal professional privilege (although two recent first instance decisions of the English High Court have increased the doubt as to whether records of such accounts are currently protected by privilege at all).

Particularly if you were seriously injured or if you have lost a loved one, it is crucial to work with a legal professional who can protect your interests in the face of any potentially deceptive or illegal practices by the insurance company.

Does protecting the reputations of health professionals who sell second opinions to third parties (auto insurer for example) trump the right of injured Ontarians to medico - legal assessments that ought to come as advertised by their insurer — highly qualified and completely impartial?

The same applies to individuals and entities that can not be compelled to provide documents protected by the professional legal privilege.

In the NPRM we proposed to permit covered health care providers and health plans to deny an individual access to inspect and copy protected health information about them for five reasons: (1) a licensed health care professional determined the inspection and copying was reasonably likely to endanger the life or physical safety of the individual or another person; (2) the information was about another person (other than a health care provider) and a licensed health care professional determined the inspection and copying was reasonably likely to cause substantial harm to that other person; (3) the information was obtained under a promise of confidentiality from someone other than a health care provider and the inspection and copying was likely to reveal the source of the information; (4) the information was obtained by a covered provider in the course of a clinical trial, the individual agreed to the denial of access in consenting to participate in the trial, and the trial was in progress; and (5) the information was compiled in reasonable anticipation of, or for use in, a legal Start Printed Page 82555proceeding.

However, the requirement to disclose relevant documents in litigation or to public authorities is limited by Legal Professional Privilege (LPP), which has long been established in the common law and, more recently, as a fundamental human right protected by the right to privacy under Art 8 of the European Convention on Human Rights.

Errors & Omissions Liability protects the business professional by shielding their assets and paying for defense and potentially onerous legal costs if a client makes a claim.

P. G. Jaffe and R. Geffner, Child Custody Disputes and Domestic Violence: Critical Issues for Mental Health, Social Service, and Legal Professionals, CHILDREN EXPOSED TO MARITAL VIOLENCE, 371, 374 (G. W. Holden, R. Geffner, & E. N. Jouriles, eds., 1998): «Although many parents within violent families think that they have protected their children from the violence, between 80 % and 90 % of children indicate the opposite... At the extreme, when women are murdered by their husbands, children are present in approximately 25 % of the cases.»

+ Designed for real estate professionals at all experience levels, the National Association of REALTORS ® Short Sales and Foreclosure Resource certification, or SFR ®, gives you a framework for understanding how to: Direct distressed sellers to finance, tax, and legal professionals, Qualify sellers for short sales, Develop a short - sale package, Negotiate with lenders, Tap into buyer demand, Safeguard commissions (paid by lender so the seller or buyer does not owe any fee to agents), Limit risk, Protect buyers & sellers.