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Singapore legal advice privilegelitigation privilege

Wee Soon Kim Anthony v Law Society of Singapore

[2001] 2 SLR(R) 697
JurisdictionSingapore
CourtSingapore Court of Appeal
Year2001
StatusBinding authority

Summary

Legal advice privilege and litigation privilege are distinct heads of legal professional privilege with different requirements and scope.

Key Principle

legal professional privilege; litigation privilege and legal advice privilege distinguished

Area of Law

procedure

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