Full Description
The Attorney-Client Privilege and the Work-Product Doctrine has proven to be an invaluable resource for litigators and has been the ABA Section of Litigation's bestseller since publication of the first edition. This newly revised seventh edition, two-volume set, has been updated with the most current developments in attorney-client privilege and work-product protection. A thorough analysis of the following topics is included:
Volume 1: Attorney-Client Privilege
Purpose, scope, and standing
Elements; forfeiture or waiver
Exceptions to application
Criminal convictions based on attorney testimony
Survival of the privilege
International context
Ethical concerns, constitutional issues, and strategic issues
Volume 2: Work-Product Protection
Purpose, scope, and procedural matters
Elements; qualifications on protection
Protecting attorney's mental impressions
Waiver and exceptions
Volume 2: Factors Common to Both Attorney-Client Privilege and Work-Product Protection
Underlying facts not privilege protected
Redaction and procedural issues
Deposing and testifying counsel
Waiver in government prosecutions or investigations
Privilege and protection in the electronic age
Raising both privilege and protection
Interplay with FOIA
