Legal advice from in-house lawyers is not protected by legal professional privilege

2010-09-16T01:46:44+00:0016 September 2010|Categories: EU Law|Tags: , , |

The European Court of Justice (see judgment in Case C-550/07 Akzo Nobel Chemicals Ltd v Commission) has ruled that in the competition field the European Commission has the right to seize and use as evidence legal advice given by in-house lawyers. In its judgment the European Court of Justice has Read More