Does attorney-client privilege apply when a client has no expectation of confidentiality?
MultiRegion, United States of America
The following excerpt is from In re Megan-Racine Associates, Inc., 189 BR 562 (Bankr. N.D.N.Y. 1995):
It is well established that confidentiality lies at the heart of the attorney-client privilege. Where a client has no expectation of confidentiality at the time of the communication, the claim of privilege will be inapplicable. See e.g. People v. Osorio, supra, 75 N.Y.2d at 84, 550 N.Y.S.2d at 615.
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