The privilege doesn't apply if another person is involved in the communication, if the client tells the attorney about a future illegal act (NOT past crimes), or in some cases if the information is being used against someone other than the client.
Attorney-client privilege does not apply to the identity of the client.
The attorney-client privilege protects any information communicated between an attorney and his/her client.
An attorney-client privilege is a legal doctrine which prevents certain confidential communications between a lawyer and his or her clients.
Attorney-client privilege is a law term. It refers to the right of a lawyer to refuse to give out confidential information that relates to their client in any manner.
I do not know about attorney privilege, but it is probably similar to the situation with social workers and therapists. Confidentiality does not end after the death of a client.
Any person who provides professional services to an attorney on behalf of a client becomes bound by the same privilege as the attorney, and may not breach that confidentiality without the permission of the client.
4-7 months
Yes
No. The attorney-client privilege is limited to confidential communications between the lawyer and his client. The relationship between the lawyer and his expert witness is governed only by contract.
Yes, it should.
Under most circumstances, this is a violation of the attorney-client privilege.
Attorney-client privilege allows clients to tell their attorneys the truth, even if it would be harmful to their case. Because (under most circumstances) the attorney can't reveal that information without the client's permission, a criminal defendant, for example, could tell his attorney he had committed the crime without fear that the attorney would simply walk into court and announce his client's guilt.