Surveillance and legal privilege

[Nicholas Bohm]

Brian Morrison wrote:
> On Thu, 12 Mar 2009 10:49:24 +0000
> Nicholas Bohm <nbohm@ernest.net> wrote:
> 
>> lawful surveillance of privileged communications with lawyers
> 
> I can't imagine how any such thing is possible under any circumstances.
> Surely privilege means exactly what it says?

I recommend a reading of the speeches; you will see it has never been
absolute, at least since the late nineteenth century.

Nicholas
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