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Conflicting Standards For Applying The Corporate Attorney-Client Privilege, Kay E. Stephenson
Conflicting Standards For Applying The Corporate Attorney-Client Privilege, Kay E. Stephenson
Vanderbilt Law Review
The attorney-client privilege protects confidential communications between client and attorney from forced disclosure.' Dating back to at least 1577, the privilege arose from the belief that it was a point of honor for the attorney to keep his client's confidences.'The modern rationale for the privilege, however, is the perceived need to encourage full and frank discussion between attorney and client by removing the fear of forced disclosure.' Thus, the privilege rests on the premise that the social benefits derived from uninhibited communication and from the attorney's access to all the facts outweigh the detrimental effects of concealing information during trial.' …
Limited Partners' Derivative Suits Under The Revised Uniform Limited Partnership Act, Edwin W. Hecker, Jr.
Limited Partners' Derivative Suits Under The Revised Uniform Limited Partnership Act, Edwin W. Hecker, Jr.
Vanderbilt Law Review
The purpose of this Article is to examine the provisions of the 1976 Act that authorize limited partners' derivative suits. This examination necessarily must begin by tracing the development of derivative suits under the 1916 Act. With this background established the Article will proceed to analyze the relevant provisions of the 1976 Act.
The Fiduciary Responsibilities Of A Surviving Partner Acting As Executor Of The Deceased Partner's Estate, Sandra L. Randleman
The Fiduciary Responsibilities Of A Surviving Partner Acting As Executor Of The Deceased Partner's Estate, Sandra L. Randleman
Vanderbilt Law Review
This Note examines the nature of the fiduciary duty in the situation in which an executor/surviving partner must decide whether to consent to a continuation of the partnership business after dissolution and in the situation in which the surviving partner has an option to purchase the deceased partner's interest in the partnership under the terms of a partnership agreement. After separately considering the nature of the fiduciary duties of an executor and a surviving partner, the Note discusses the degree to which the fiduciary loyalty that an executor/surviving partner owes the deceased partner's estate governs his decision on whether to …