Legal Professional Privilege – Building Bridges in Europe

Since the AkzoNobel decision the scope of legal professional privilege in Europe has evolved. More countries have moved in the direction of extending the legal professional privilege to in-house counsel. In this session we will discuss:

• The advocacy work done by ACC in driving the reform of legal professional privilege in Europe - including the key success factors in extending legal professional privilege for in-house lawyers in Spain (2021) and Switzerland (2022).
• Some common misconceptions about privilege and frequent challenges arising for in-house counsel when trying to retain the benefits of privilege
• DO'S and DON'TS of legal professional privilege and on how to address it with business stakeholders.

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