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Key Principles of Legal Professional Privilege for Practitioners

Are you confident in your understanding of legal advice privilege and litigation privilege? Are you aware how privilege can be lost or waived?   

Led by our expert speaker, Will Hayes, we will look at the requirements for legal advice privilege and litigation privilege, loss of confidentiality, waiver, inadvertent disclosure and much more. Relevant to practitioners across all practice areas, this online classroom aims to equip you with the knowledge required to ensure you are familiar with the key principles underpinning legal professional privilege. 

To have the opportunity to learn from your peers and ask the questions most pertinent to your work, book your place now! 

This online classroom was delivered on Wednesday 24 July 2024

You may also be interested in our online classroom, Internal Investigations and Legal Professional Privilege (Tuesday 30 September 2025).

Learning outcomes

By the end of this online classroom, you will:  

  • understand legal advice privilege – what it is, what the requirements are, what it covers and what it does not cover 
  • be aware of litigation privilege – what it is, what the requirements are, what it covers and what it does not cover 
  • appreciate how privilege can be lost or waived – including loss of confidentiality, when confidential information can be shared with third parties, waivers, limited waivers, collateral waivers, implied waivers and inadvertent disclosure  
How you will learn

Course format   

This training consists of the following elements:  

  • an SME presentation with opportunities for interaction, delivered using Microsoft Teams  
  • an optional MCQ assessment, to obtain a certificate of completion  

Assessment  

In order to pass the assessment, you must achieve a mark of 80%.  

Length   

The course will take 60 minutes to complete, excluding the assessment.  

No. of items Discount
11 – 19 15%
20 – 29 20%
30 – 39 25%
40 + 30%
£104.19 ex VAT
Type of training
CPD
Format
Recorded online classroom
Level
Intermediate
Who is this for?
In-house lawyers
Junior lawyers
Practice managers
Small firms lawyers
Course length
60 Minutes
Assessment type
MCQs (Multiple Choice Questions).
SRA Competence
A1
A2
A4
A5

The experts

Will Hayes

Expert

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