(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 ...

"Given our increasingly complex regulatory landscape, attorneys often wear dual hats, serving as both a lawyer and a trusted business advisor," wrote Ninth Circuit Judge Kenneth Lee. "Our court, ...

"I'm wondering if you would just comment on the ancient legal principle of 'If it ain't broke, don't fix it,'" Justice Elena Kagan said. At least three justices seemed wary of creating a test that ...

(Reuters) - Most of the groups that filed friend-of-the-court briefs last week in a crucial U.S. Supreme Court case about the scope of attorney-client privilege rallied around one limiting principle: ...

Type to search articles, cases, and authors. Press ↵ to view all results. A lawyer’s legal advice is privileged. A court cannot order the lawyer or the client to disclose it. But a lawyer’s nonlegal ...

In recent years, the courts have frequently been called upon to define the scope of legal advice privilege. 2 Understandably, it remains a contentious topic between litigants: a party subject to a ...

Recent decisions illustrate how the two elements of the litigation privilege test are strictly applied by the courts, says Julian Copeman The key advantage of litigation privilege is that it applies ...

AUSTIN (KXAN) — Rae Guyse started studying for the bar exam just a week after graduating from the University of Texas School of Law. “There’s really no down time,” she laughed. For Guyse, there hasn’t ...