On January 9, 2023, the Supreme Court held oral arguments on a significant issue regarding the application of the attorney-client privilege in a case called In re Grand Jury, Docket No. 21-1397, 598 U ...
A recent U.S. Supreme Court case, In re Grand Jury, captured the attention of lawyers nationwide who hoped it would provide guidance on the application of attorney-client privilege to “mixed-purpose” ...
January 5, 2023 - A communication must be made for the purpose of legal advice to be protected from disclosure by the attorney-client privilege. If legal advice is not the purpose of the communication ...
In In re Grand Jury, No. 21-1397 (U.S. May 2, 2022), the court is struggling as to the application of the attorney-client privilege when the communication contains both legal and nonlegal advice. As ...
Columnist's note: Prof. Alejandro S. Bernardo is one of the Filipino linguists I truly admire and have joy working with. His impressive scholarship includes his work on English in the Philippines and ...