Privilege/without prejudice

Privilege—general principles

In English law, legal professional privilege is a fundamental right allowing a party, or its successors in title, to withhold from production certain documents. For an introduction to the general principles of legal professional privilege in civil proceedings, see Practice Note: Privilege—general principles.

Privilege can be asserted over documents which fall into these categories:

1. •

   legal professional privilege (LPP), split between:

   1. ◦

      legal advice privilege, see Practice Note: Legal professional privilege in civil proceedings—Legal advice privilege

   2. ◦

      litigation privilege, see Practice Note: Legal professional privilege in civil proceedings—Litigation privilege

2. •

   other forms