Practice Groups
LPP and Disclosure Review
As defined by the Law Society of England and Wales, Legal Professional Privilege (LPP) protects certain confidential communications from disclosure without a person’s permission, even in court.
There are two types of LPP:
- legal advice privilege
- litigation privilege
Legal advice privilege protects communications between a legal team and their client that are made for the sole or main purpose of giving or receiving of legal advice.
Litigation privilege protects communications between lawyers or their clients and any third party for the purpose of obtaining advice or information in connection with existing or reasonably contemplated litigation.
Many of our members are instructed to carry out reviews of what is often many thousands of pages, to ensure no breach of LPP and what must b properly disclosed to the other side in a case.
The work requires meticulous attention to detail and many hours of concentrated and dedicated work in each case.
Members may be instructed by the National Crime Agency, Organised Crime Group, the Serious Fraud Office, HMRC, Banks and other financial institutions
Chambers junior juniors are regularly instructed by the Government Legal Department (GLD) in a very wide range of cases, to carry out substantial document reviews where disclosure is highly complex and the work can be very specialised.
