Section 132 Items subject to legal privilegeI1I2
United Kingdom
(1)
Nothing in this Part requires a person to produce any document, or provide any information, which the person would be entitled to refuse to produce or provide—
(a)
in proceedings in the High Court on the grounds of legal professional privilege, or
(b)
in proceedings in the Court of Session on the grounds of confidentiality of communications.
(2)
In subsection (1) “communications” means—
(a)
communications between a professional legal adviser and the adviser’s client, or
(b)
communications made in connection with or in contemplation of legal proceedings or for the purposes of those proceedings.
Annotations
Commencement
- I1
S. 132 not in force at Royal Assent, see s. 159(3)
- I2
S. 132 in force at 7.4.2026 by S.I. 2026/323, reg. 4(1)(33)