When dealing with litigation in various different jurisdictions, the Getting The Deal Through Guide (GTDT) provides guidance, by way of a series of questions and answers. In the case of legal privilege and professional secrecy, the GTDT Guide offers important legal insight into the protection embodied in legal privilege and professional secrecy in various jurisdictions, including the United States, Japan, Germany, France and England and Wales. In doing so, it addresses various issues, including the extent to which attorney-client communications and work product are protected from disclosure, any limitations on this protection, ways in which privilege may be waived, the extent to which privilege may be extended in the context of in-house counsel, agents, employees, etc.
The International comparator tool is designed to allow lawyers to compare legal differences across two or more jurisdictions in any given practice area. Using information from the GTDT Guides, it can generate answers to your comparison requests. This is a valuable aid to uncover issues in cross-border matters and multi-jurisdictional disputes. See: Practice Note: International Comparator tool.
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