Attorney-Client Privilege Answer Book 2016

Download or read book Attorney-Client Privilege Answer Book 2016 written by Christopher S. Ruhland and published by . This book was released on 2015-09-07 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Attorney-Client Privilege Answer Book 2016 provides, in a Q&A format, clear answers to the questions that attorneys grapple with on a regular basis as to what is, or is not, covered by the attorney-client privilege. As the bounds of the attorneyclient privilege are narrower and less clear than many lawyers --and most clients -- believe them to be, Attorney-Client Privilege Answer Book 2016 clarifies, and provides practical examples, of what is covered. It also discusses how the attorney-client privilege differs from related legal concepts such as the work-product doctrine and the lawyer's professional duty to preserve client confidences. Attorney-Client Privilege Answer Book 2016 answers such questions as: How does the attorney-client privilege, which assures the confidentiality of client ommunication, coordinate with the fundamental tenet of the judicial system -- to seek the truth?How does the court decide which body of law applies to the privilege issue being decided?When is an attorney acting as an attorney in a specific matter, as opposed to providing, for instance, simple business advice?Who is a client -- for purposes of invoking the privilege? And if the client is not a person, which employees of the business may communicate with the attorney on behalf of the client?What is a communication that is protected? And what kinds of communications are not protected?Since only communications intended to be confidential are protected, when have courts not found the necessary intention to keep a communication secret?