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UK: Client snooping: concern despite case victory

05 May 2015

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"Legal professional bodies have renewed their call for statutory protection for professional privilege despite a landmark ruling against the security services.

The Investigatory Powers Tribunal (IPT) this week ordered intelligence agency GCHQ to destroy illegally intercepted communications between Libyans subjected to renditions and their lawyers in the UK. This is believed to be the first time the tribunal has ordered an intelligence agency to give up surveillance material in its 15-year history.

However, both the Law Society and the bar said the ruling did not go far enough to protect lawyer-client communications."

See the article: Client snooping: concern despite case victory (Law Society Gazette, link)

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