In reply to: The privilege belongs to the client not the lawyer posted by 1978Irish
would spousal privilege than apply?
enterprises, certainly not when significant harm to a person will occur.
Jack probably thinks he did all he could when he unsuccessfully counseled USAG to remove accused trainers. USAG said no thank you, we shan’t report and we shan’t remove anyone unless and until they are convicted of a felony.
But at that point there was a good deal of evidence that an entrenched ring of bad actors was operating and would continue to operate. Lawyers not only are released from attorney-client privilege in that event, but are required to go to the authorities.
Give it up with the the Colonel Klink defense, Savvy.
in harmonica’s excellent summary.
I might have given Jack too much credit there.