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Legal professional privilege should be abolished for tax advice as it is usually only claimed in the most "egregious" tax planning, Bill Dodwell, Head of Tax Policy at Deloitte, the accountancy firm, has said 23 Apr 2013
FOCUS: The decision by the Supreme Court last month that legal professional privilege would not apply to advice from non-lawyers confirms how important it is for insurers to maximise the value of legal privilege. 13 Feb 2013
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Legal professional privilege (LPP) should only apply to communications between lawyers and their clients and not to accountants, the Supreme Court has ruled. Any extension of LPP is a matter for Parliament, not the courts, it said. 23 Jan 2013
Lawyers will learn tomorrow whether the confidential protection that attaches to their communication with clients can also be claimed by accountants. A Supreme Court ruling on the issue of legal professional privilege (LPP) is expected tomorrow. 22 Jan 2013
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