Gardner v Irvin: 1878

The test for legal professional privilege is that they should be ‘professional communications of a confidential character for the purpose of getting legal advice.’

Judges:

Cotton LJ

Citations:

(1878) 4 Ex D 49

Jurisdiction:

England and Wales

Cited by:

CitedO’Shea v Wood 1891
The court set down the test for protection by legal professional privilege. . .
Lists of cited by and citing cases may be incomplete.

Legal Professions

Updated: 24 November 2022; Ref: scu.194263