The Attorney/Client Privilege is a law that protects communications between attorneys and their clients by keeping them confidential. This privilege encourages openness and honesty between attorneys and their clients because lawyers cannot reveal attorney/client communications. Although it seems like this is a positive thing and most of the time it is‚ it can also lead to a major problem for lawyers because similar to psychologists they must ask themselves when is it necessary to break this confidentiality
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THE HONOURABLE MR JUSTICE LEON‚ A. J.A. In the application EX PARTE : ATTORNEY-GENERAL in re : THE CONSTITUTIONAL RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE ATTORNEY-GENERAL AND THE PROSECUTOR-GENERAL CORAM: Mahomed‚ C.J.; Dumbutshena‚ A. J. A.‚ et Leon‚ A. J. A. 1994.10.03 & 1994.12.00 1995.07.13 Heard on: Delivered on: APPEAL JUDGMENT LEON‚ A.J.A. : - This is a petition brought by the Attorney-General of the 2 Republic of Namibia in terms of section 15(2) of the Supreme Court
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Jhashon Datcher Business Law 11 January 2013 Attorney Paper Trevor C. Sanders is an attorney that works at Aaron J. Prisbrey‚ P.C. He attended Hurricane High School. He received his Associate degree at Dixie State College and his Bachelor degree at Columbia College. Then he went to Law school at Thomas M. Cooley. The reason why he turn out to be an attorney is because he didn’t believe the garbage in the articles he read. Trevor wanted to represent good citizens. He wanted to make sure laws
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Today I will be discussing Attorney-Client Privilege so that we can have a better understanding of what that legal term means. The Attorney-Client Privilege is a law that protects between attorneys and their clients and keeps them confidential (General Counsel‚ 2004). This privilege encourages openness and honesty between attorneys and their clients because attorneys cannot reveal Attorney/Client communications. This privilege becomes especially important in the litigation context because privilege
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Business Research Ethics in Supervising Elishia Brown RES/351 December 01‚ 2014 Dr. Annette West Business Research Ethics in Supervising Introduction The article I chose takes into account a scandal in the workplace. A married member of upper management has been caught conducting an improper relationship with an hourly employee. Everything is out in the open. Rumors are rampant; jobs are on the line‚ and ethics‚ in general‚ have been called into question by everyone. Why should this personal
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Select Wisely Your Real Estate Attorney With many lawyers who occupying the real estate business‚ it really becomes a tough job to select the kind of attorney for your purpose. Not all lawyers are equipped to attend to your cause professionally. Therefore it is very important for you to ascertain whether the lawyer you intend to hire is suitable for your lawsuit or not. Not all issues related to real estate need a lawyer to address‚ yet issues such as purchase of residential property or any sort
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Discussions and written matter‚ all correspondence‚ emails and documents exchanged between parties should be prepared with a thought to potential litigation. Attorney Client Privilege and the Work Product Doctrine are two separate and distinct issues and should be treated within the legal world as separate disclosures. Attorney Client Privilege‚ which originated in Roman and canon law‚ has evolved into a recognized judicial doctrine and is necessary in order to provide clients with access
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In this case study‚ it appeared that the female attorney decided to take things in her own hand instead of doing the right thing and filing a grievance in the employee relations department. As an attorney‚ she should have been more aware of her employee rights. The way that she was treated was very unfair and unprofessional and there could have been a different outcome if she had properly thought the situation through. When the attorney was hired‚ the fact that she was a parent should not have
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Attorney / Client Privilege Richard R Parrish CJS / 220 July 3‚ 2013 David McNees Attorney / Client Privilege With the American Criminal Justice System‚ a person accused of a crime has the right to be represented by an attorney to advise them and represent them in a court. Attorneys must meet with clients and get information from the client to help form a strong defense strategy for their case. Attorney and their clients have what is known as attorney-client privilege‚ which allows attorneys
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with a criminal defense attorney. The court can appoint counsel for you if your financial situation can not afford a private criminal lawyer‚ or you also have the option to defend yourself in a court of law - although this is not advised. With the pool of criminal defense lawyers being a vast one‚ it’s a good idea to get a head start and discuss your case with a number of attorneys before you decide who will represent you in court. The law office of Marc D. Orloff‚ Attorney At Law has compiled a list
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