The Upper Tribunal has warned lawyers against putting client documents into ChatGPT and other open-source AI tools after a solicitor admitted doing so.

In the Alberta Court of Appeal’s ruling this month in University of Calgary v. JR, the court held that the Alberta Information and Privacy Commissioner (OIPC) does ...

As outlined in our April 2015 Blakes Bulletin: Privilege Rules: Solicitor-Client Privilege Held Sacrosanct by Alberta Court of Appeal, the Supreme Court of Canada (SCC) has granted leave to appeal (on ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Supreme Court Justice Mahmud Jamal wrote that there are limited exceptions to attorney-client privilege. (The Canadian Press - ...

An experienced solicitor who failed to take action after medical reports showed his client had not been fit to plead guilty to 19 criminal charges has been fined £3,800.

We have all dealt with difficult clients, but when does a difference of opinion become so fundamental that the solicitor can safely call it a day, ask Mickaela Fox and Andrew Temperley There are many ...

The Supreme Court of Canada ruled in a 7-2 decision on Friday that an exception to solicitor-client privilege may be available to lawyers to fully defend themselves against potential criminal charges.

The accountancy body also reaffirmed its support for a compulsory annual declaration from companies.

A law firm director whose vulnerable client pleaded guilty to criminal charges when they were not fit to plead has been fined £3,800 by the Solicitors Regulation Authority.