France:
In-House Lawyers In France Remain Without Legal Privilege
16 March 2015
Reed Smith (Worldwide)
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"Projet de loi Macron," a bill recently introduced by
French Minister for Economic Affairs Emmanuel Macron, proposed the
recognition of legal privilege for in-house lawyers in France
– a considerable change in France's procedural rules as
legal privilege for in-house counsels does not currently exist.
However, this recognition was rejected by the Special Commission of
the French National Assembly before the bill was passed by the
lower chamber. As noted by Reed Smith partner
Daniel Kadar in "
From 'Akzo' to 'Loi Macron': There is
still no Legal Privilege for In-House Lawyers in France,"
this is consistent with the Grand Chamber of the European Court of
Justice's 2010 ruling in Akzo.
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