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Attorney-client privilege in Polish law and legal practice – on legal gaps and some controversial matters
This article presents the legal framework of attorney-client privilege in Poland, indicating situations when an attorney is entitled or obliged to...
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Attorney-Client Privilege in Mainland China’s Criminal Proceedings
In criminal proceedings of mainland China, less than 30% of suspects and defendants are represented by lawyers and around 60% of them are held in...
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Attorney-Client Confidentiality as a Fair Trial Right in Criminal Proceedings
This chapter aims at providing a comparative overview on the protection of the fundamental right to counsel and the lawyer-client confidentiality in...
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The Right to Counsel and the Protection of Attorney-Client Privilege in Criminal Proceedings A Comparative View
The book provides an overview of the right to counsel and the attorney-client privilege in the following 12 jurisdictions: China, Germany, Greece,...
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The Dutch Attorney and His Client
There can be no doubt that access to a lawyer is a crucial right for any defendant in a criminal case. It will endorse the defendant’s right to a...
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Confidentiality of Attorney-Client Communications in the United States
This chapter first outlines the extent of the right to counsel in criminal cases in the United States, that is, when it is first recognized, the...
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A Comparative View of the Right to Counsel and the Protection of Attorney-Client Communications
This chapter aims at providing a comparative overview on the protection of the fundamental right to counsel and the lawyer-client confidentiality in...
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The Continuing Evolution of Right to Counsel and Confidentiality of Attorney-Client Communications in Japan
Japan was at the forefront in guaranteeing the right of defence when it enacted the current Constitution in 1946 and the Code of Criminal Procedure...
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Legal Privilege and Right to Counsel in Criminal Proceedings in Switzerland
A lawyer can only practice his profession effectively and properly if the client has complete trust in his lawyer’s discretion. This indispensable...
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A Rationale and Roadmap for Paralegal Clinics: Advocating for Disabled Children and Youth
The terms lay advocate, lay practitioner, legal assistant, non-lawyer, non-lawyer advocate, paralegal, and paraprofessional are used interchangeably....
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Confidentiality of Correspondence with Counsel as a Requirement of a Fair Trial: Turkey—Quo vadis?
The attorney-client privilege is extensively provided for under the Turkish Attorneyship Law as an essential component of defence rights. This legal...
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Digital Evidence: The Admissibility of Leaked and Hacked Evidence in Arbitration Proceedings
The increasing use of digital technologies in judicial and arbitration proceedings increases the usage of digital evidence by the parties, which...
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Confidentiality of Correspondence with Counsel as a Requirement of a Fair Trial in Italy
The paper explores issues regarding the protection of the confidentiality of the attorney-client relationship in the Italian criminal procedural...
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Confidentiality of Correspondence with Counsel as a Requirement of a Fair Trial in Portugal
The article offers a practical perspective on the right to legal assistance based on the authors’ experience in criminal defence. It is written by...
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(Dis)Respect for Fundamental Rights in EU Competition Law Enforcement Proceedings Before National Authorities: In What Way Does Article 3 of the ECN+ Directive Prove To Be too Open-Ended?
The ECN+ Directive gives national competition authorities more power in order to make them more effective enforcers of EU competition law. However,...
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Confidentiality of Correspondence with Counsel as a Requirement of a Fair Trial in Greece
Defendants’ and suspects’ right to counsel is adequately protected in both the Greek Constitution and Code of Criminal Procedure. International and...
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International Women’s Day 2022: In Conversation with Marcia Willis Stewart KC (Hon)
This reflection provides an edited account of a conversation between Marcia Willis Stewart KC (Hon), managing partner at Birnberg Peirce; Henna...
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Fundamental Rights Problems in OLAF Composite Enforcement Procedures
This chapter answers the question whether OLAF’s composite enforcement procedures result in violations of the fundamental rights of the person...
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‘You Must Always Point…’: The Post-heroic Lawyer as Scapegoat and Scapegoater in Presumed Innocent, The Verdict, and Cape Fear
This chapter develops the argument in Chap. 6 regarding the scapegoat by analyzing the way in which three films...