Australia

Esso Australia Resources Ltd v Commissioner of Taxation (Legal Privilege)

[1999] HCA 67

JurisdictionAustralia

Year1999

Statusunclear

Key Principle

Legal professional privilege cannot be abrogated by statute except by express words or necessary implication; it applies to communications for the dominant purpose of obtaining legal advice.

Area of Law

evidence

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