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Article 20 Privilege etc. not to prevent disclosure

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(1)

No solicitor or counsel shall be precluded, by reason of any privilege arising out of the relationship between counsel, solicitor and client from disclosing to the Commission any information or from giving any opinion which—

(a)

he is required to disclose or give to the Commission under these Rules; or

(b)

may enable the Commission to perform its functions.

(2)

For the purpose of providing information under these Rules to enable the Commission to perform its functions, any party to proceedings to which an assisted person is or was a party may disclose to the Commission communications relating to those proceedings which have been sent by the assisted person’s solicitor, whether or not they are expressed to be “without prejudice”.