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Section 37 Protection for privileged communications between legal advisers and clientsI1I2

Scotland

(1)

An information notice does not require a person—

(a)

to provide privileged information, or

(b)

to produce any part of a document that is privileged.

(2)

For the purposes of this Part, information or a document is privileged if it is information or a document in respect of which a claim to confidentiality of communications as between client and professional legal adviser could be maintained in legal proceedings.

Annotations

Commencement

I1

S. 37 not in force at Royal Assent, see s. 79(2)

I2

S. 37 in force at 20.9.2024 by S.S.I. 2024/231, reg. 2