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International Arbitration And Attorney-Client Privilege — A Conflict Of Laws Approach, Susan Franck
International Arbitration And Attorney-Client Privilege — A Conflict Of Laws Approach, Susan Franck
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Privilege determinations in international arbitration are currently the equivalent of the “wild west,” with minimal predictability and massive pockets of tribunal discretion. Yet protecting privilege in international arbitration — when the same document or communications with lawyers that is protected by United States law may receive no protection under another law — is fundamental to safeguarding attorney-client relationships within a global environment, incentivizing procedural integrity of dispute resolution, and ensuring that justice is done. As it is not clear what law applies to privilege and client confidentiality (let alone how the law is determine), this Essay begins to bridge the …
Where Did My Privilege Go? Congress And Its Discretion To Ignore The Attorney-Client Privilege, Don Berthiaume, Jeffrey Ansley
Where Did My Privilege Go? Congress And Its Discretion To Ignore The Attorney-Client Privilege, Don Berthiaume, Jeffrey Ansley
Don R Berthiaume
“The right to counsel is too important to be passed over for prosecutorial convenience or executive branch whimsy. It has been engrained in American jurisprudence since the 18th century when the Bill of Rights was adopted... However, the right to counsel is largely ineffective unless the confidential communications made by a client to his or her lawyer are protected by law.”[1] So said Senator Arlen Specter on February 13, 2009, just seven months before Congress chose to ignore the very privilege he lauded. Why then, if the right to counsel is as important as Senator Specter articulated, does Congress maintain …
A Re-Evaluation Of The Attorney-Client Privilege (Part I), James A. Gardner
A Re-Evaluation Of The Attorney-Client Privilege (Part I), James A. Gardner
Villanova Law Review
No abstract provided.
Privilege - Extension Of Attorney-Client Privilege To Corporations, Thomas J. Bradley
Privilege - Extension Of Attorney-Client Privilege To Corporations, Thomas J. Bradley
Villanova Law Review
No abstract provided.
A Re-Evaluation Of The Attorney-Client Privilege (Part Ii), James A. Gardner
A Re-Evaluation Of The Attorney-Client Privilege (Part Ii), James A. Gardner
Villanova Law Review
No abstract provided.