Legal privilege in Australia

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Jonathon Ellis

Partner
Australia

I am an experienced litigation and investigations lawyer based in Sydney, leading Bird & Bird's Australian disputes and investigations practice and co-leading our global Defence and Security practice.

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Julie Cheeseman

Partner
Australia

I am a partner in our Sydney office, where I specialise in media and technology disputes and advice.

Legal privilege and without prejudice privilege are important concepts that come up again and again for in-house teams providing legal advice and in particular for those in regulated industries or involved in litigation.

We know that often issues of whether a document is properly privileged will come up on the fly or at times when you’re least expecting them. Our Australian…

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