HC Deb 03 May 1983 vol 42 c138

`(1) Subject to the following provisions of this section. in this Part of this Act "items subject to legal privilege" means—

  1. (a) communications between a professional legal adviser and his client or any person representing his client made in connection with the giving of legal advice to the client; and
  2. (b) communications between a professional legal adviser and his client or any person representing his client or between such an adviser or his client or any such representative and any other person made in connection with or in contemplation of legal proceedings and for the purposes of such proceedings,
when they are in the possession of a person to whom this subsection applies. (2) Subsection (1) above applies to the professional legal adviser, his client and any person representing his client. (3) Documents or other articles enclosed with or referred to in such communications as are mentioned in subsection (1) above are not items subject to legal privilege if they were not made in connection with the giving of legal advice or in connection with or in contemplation of legal proceedings and for the purpose of such proceedings. (4) Documents or articles held with the intention of furthering a criminal purpose are not items subject to legal privilege.'.[Mr. Whitelaw.]

Brought up, read the First and Second time, and added to the Bill.

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