Re: Surveillance and legal privilege

On Fri, 13 Mar 2009 06:45:12 +0000
"Clive D.W. Feather" <clive@...> wrote:

> Brian Morrison said:
> >> lawful surveillance of privileged communications with lawyers
> > I can't imagine how any such thing is possible under any circumstances.
> > Surely privilege means exactly what it says?
> 
> "There is no confidence in iniquity". For example, if the lawyer is crooked
> and the communications are for the purpose of hiding the proceeds of a
> crime, why should they be protected?
> 

While I can see the point of what you say, how can one tell what the
purpose is without eavesdropping. It's then a tall order to pretend you
didn't hear something that is a genuine confidence.

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