The litigation privilege protects parties and their lawyers from liability for statements they make not only at trial, but at all stages of litigation and in other quasi-judicial proceedings as well.

BOSTON, MA — A lawyer who represented a client in a divorce case could not be sued over fraudulent misrepresentations he allegedly made to the court during the divorce trial, the Supreme Judicial ...

This article addresses the strategies to mitigate burdens, navigate complexities, and leverage AI responsibly in the evolving landscape of privilege logging. The traditional privilege logging process ...

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Christopher Schlicht and Adrian Crooks of Phillips Ormonde Fitzpatrick explain why it is important to carefully consider communications with overseas counsel The importance of privilege in ...

approaching litigation adversaries to determine whether they are agreeable to those or other methods for simplifying privilege logging requirements; and seeking appropriate court orders, including non ...

(Reuters) - The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has opted against a test for attorney-client privilege that would have broadened the scope of the shield for communications in which lawyers provide ...

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Privilege protects certain information and communication from disclosure. In-house counsel – as legal and business advisers to a company – must understand the limitations of privilege and how best to ...