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European Court of Justice rules that no privilege attaches to communications with in-house counsel in European Commission’s competition investigations

• McCarthy Tétrault LLP
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• Canada, European Union
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• January 12 2011

On September 14, 2010, the European Court of Justice, Europe's highest court, ruled that communications between a company and its in-house lawyers are not covered by legal professional privilege (i.e., solicitor-client privilege in Canada) when the company comes under investigation by the European Union competition authorities