26.4 - C. Exceptions To The Attorney-Client Privilege

• Jurisdiction: New York

C. Exceptions to the Attorney-Client Privilege

The attorney-client privilege is not absolute. As one court observed, the privilege “is one of the few mechanisms which Anglo-American law permits to thwart proper discovery and the use of relevant and material information. Accordingly, it is subject to severe limitations and narrow construction.”³⁶⁸¹ As such, there are a number of exceptions to the privilege and these exceptions can vary by jurisdiction.

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