Earlier this month, Judge Rakoff of the Southern District of New York issued a first-of-its-kind ruling in United States v. Heppner. The case ...

A New York federal court just issued the first ruling to tackle head-on whether conversations with a public AI chatbot can be protected ...

March 05, 2026 - The landscape for securities litigation and D&O claims in 2026 presents policyholders with serious challenges, especially as market experts expect D&O claims to rise. According to ...

Supplement in print: Order print copies of the law in academe supplements from May 2005 and June 2004 What is the attorney-client privilege? The attorney-client privilege protects the confidentiality ...

In the complex realm of corporate litigation, the sanctity of attorney-client privilege is often the backbone of a robust defense strategy. Yet, the scope of this privilege can blur when multiple ...

The lightning deployment of generative AI (GenAI) tools into corporate and legal environments has delivered extraordinary efficiencies. From drafting contracts and summarising board packs to analysing ...

In the intricate landscape of child abuse cases, legal professionals encounter a challenging balance: ensuring the welfare of the child while preserving attorney-client privilege and confidentiality.

ATTORNEY-CLIENT PRIVILEGE EXTENDS to accountants under the Kovel rule when a CPA acts at the direction of the lawyer to provide information for the client. Inadvertent disclosure of confidential ...

The High Court of South Africa, exercising its admiralty jurisdiction, has recently delivered a judgment ordering the plaintiff in an action to discover certain documents which had been disclosed in ...

Re “A Novel Tack by Cardinal,” March 14: By now it seems obvious to everyone except the imperial Cardinal Roger Mahony that the war is over -- and his yearned-for secrecy has lost. Confabulating new ...