Confidential communications with legal advisers
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Summary
Communications between a person and their legal adviser are confidential and cannot be forced into court. If the person chooses to give evidence as a witness, the court may require disclosure of only those communications that are necessary to explain the witness's evidence. Other communications remain protected.
Example
Priya told her lawyer why she signed a contract. When Priya later testifies about that signing, the court can require disclosure only of those lawyer communications necessary to explain her testimony; other private discussions stay protected.
Bare Act
Enacted textNo one shall be compelled to disclose to the Court any confidential communication which has taken place between him and his legal professional adviser, unless he offers himself as a witness, in which case he may be compelled to disclose any such communications as may appear to the Court necessary to be known in order to explain any evidence which he has given, but no others.
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