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Author Auburn, Jonathan.

Title Legal professional privilege : law and theory / Jonathan Auburn
Published Oxford ; Portland, Or. : Hart Publishing, 2000

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Description xxxviii, 269 pages ; 24 cm
Contents 1. Conceptual and historical introduction: Place of the privilege -- Dating of the privilege's origin -- The Original reason for the privilege: honour theory? -- Need for historical revision -- Book thesis: balancing and absoluteness -- Part A Theoretical Foundations 2. Emerging common law right: Introduction -- Non-rights intrumentalism and utilitarianism -- Rights -- Context -- Canada -- Australia -- South Africa -- New Zealand -- England -- European Court of Justice -- United States -- Analysis of authority -- Mere rule of evidence -- Rationale and the rules of privilege -- Conclusions -- 3. Privilege under the European Convention on Human Rights: Introduction -- Section I Article 6 -- Section II Article 8 Conclusion -- 4. Confidentiality: Introduction -- Section I Theoretical importance of confidentiality -- Section II Practical importance of confidentiality -- Theories of practice -- Section III Practical importance of confidentiality -- Empirical evidence -- Conclusions -- 5. Disclosure: Introduction -- Section I Theory -- Goal of truth in litigation -- Section II Practice; value placed on disclosure and compulsion -- Section III Assessing the detriment to truth -- Conclusions -- 6. Structure of the privilege - general theory: Introduction -- Section I Rationale and the balancing issue -- Section II Basics of the balancing debate -- Section III Level of abstraction -- Conclusions -- 7. Structure of the privilege - application: Introduction -- Section I Current approach and explanation -- Section II Consistency with privilege derogations -- Section III Consistency with substantive rules of privilege -- Section IV Rule balancing as a judicial function -- Conclusions -- Part B Practical Applications 8. Crime-fraud exception: Introduction -- Brief history -- Section I The Two rationales -- Section II Choosing between the two rationales -- Conclusions -- 9. Criminal exculpatory evidence: Introduction -- Section I Principle of in favorem innocentiae -- Section II Place in the privilege -- Conclusions -- 10. Loss of privilege based on intent and disclosure [waiver]: Introduction -- Section I Intent based on loss of privilege -- Section III Meaning of privilege where it exists despite disclosure -- Conclusion -- 11. Fairness based loss of privilege [waiver]: Introduction -- Partial disclosure -- Putting in issue and related rules -- Analysis of the fairness rationale -- Effect on the absoluteness of the privilege -- The Effects of waiver: total or partial abrogation -- Conclusion -- 12. Inadvertent disclosure: Introduction -- Section I The Unresolved problem -- Section II Principles grounding relief -- Conclusion -- 13. Past and future directions
Summary This analysis presents a new approach to the issue of legal professional privilege. It offers a thorough exploration of the principles underlying the privilege and takes a Commonwealth-wide approach, covering the law in England, Australia, Canada, New Zealand and South Africa
Notes Includes index
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Notes Jonathan Auburn is a Barrister at 4-5 Gray's Inn Square
Subject Civil law.
Privileges and immunities -- Commonwealth countries.
Confidential communications -- Lawyers.
Evidence (Law) -- Commonwealth countries.
Attorney and client -- Commonwealth countries.
Confidential communications -- Lawyers -- Commonwealth countries.
LC no. 00711749
ISBN 1841131016 :
OTHER TI Hart Publishing ebook collection