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Definition of attorney-client privilege and its exceptions

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What is the concept of attorney-client privilege and what are the factors that void that privilege?

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Attorney-client privilege and its exceptions are defined.

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Attorney-client privilege protects certain confidential communication between lawyer and client from discovery in civil, criminal, or administrative proceedings. Only the client may waive the privilege which gives consent to reveal information the attorney has received from the client. Certain exceptions to the privilege do exist. One such exception is when the client questions the attorney's ...

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