Attorney-client privilege in the Americas : professional secrecy of lawyers : the countries of North, Central and South America and the Caribbean

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Attorney-client privilege in the Americas : professional secrecy of lawyers : the countries of North, Central and South America and the Caribbean

edited by James R. Silkenat and Dirk Van Gerven

Cambridge University Press, 2017

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One of the major challenges facing the legal profession today is how to adapt and apply the concept of attorney-client privilege (or professional secrecy) in an increasingly globalised world. Rules on attorney-client privilege differ significantly from country to country. This book explores such differences within 32 jurisdictions in North, Central and South America and the Caribbean. Together with its complementary volume Professional Secrecy of Lawyers in Europe (Cambridge, 2013), this book explores the creation of a common definition for attorney-client privilege which can be accepted by a wide variety of countries and international institutions. Practice and interpretation within each jurisdiction is mapped and explored, including reference to local laws, ethical rules and case law. This book is a useful resource for those working on transactions or litigations which involve several countries.

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  • Introduction
  • 1. Attorney-client privilege in the Americas James R. Silkenat and Dirk Van Gerven
  • 2. Anguilla Yvette A. Wallace and Angela A. Mullix
  • 3. Antigua and Barbuda Safiya L. Roberts
  • 4. Argentina Marcelo Bombau
  • 5. Bahamas Vann P. Gaitor, LaShay A. S. Thompson, Andrea A. Moultrie, Felix F. L. Beneby Jr and Camryn A. Cartwright
  • 6. Barbados Giles A. M. Carmichael and Sharalee M. J. Gittens
  • 7. Belize Eamon H. Courtenay SC and Iliana N. Swift
  • 8. Bermuda Grant Spurling and Kiernan Bell
  • 9. Bolivia Fernando Aguirre B.
  • 10. Brazil Flavio Olimpio de Azevedo
  • 11. British Virgin Islands Claire Goldstein
  • 12. Canada Malcolm M. Mercer
  • 13. Chile Raimundo Moreno and Monica Vander Schraft
  • 14. Colombia Carlos Urrutia-Valenzuela
  • 15. Costa Rica Andrea Sittenfeld, Adriana Castro, Karla Gonzalez and Eduardo Calderon
  • 16. Cuba Maria Antonieta Landa Marti, Miguel Francisco Sardinas Arce and Imara Francisca Betancourt Suarez
  • 17. Curacao Bouke Boersma
  • 18. Dominican Republic Luis Rafael Pellerano and Ricardo Pellerano
  • 19. Ecuador Sebastian Caicedo Ricaurte and Bruce Horowitz
  • 20. El Salvador Ricardo Cevallos
  • 21. Guatemala Alfonso Carrillo M.
  • 22. Honduras J. Humberto Medina Alva and Marcela Aguilar
  • 23. Jamaica Peter S. Goldson and Rene C. K. Gayle
  • 24. Mexico Samuel Garcia-Cuellar and Michel Narcia Martinez
  • 25. Panama Jose Agustin Preciado M. and Mario A. Preciado Miro
  • 26. Paraguay Rosa Elena Dimartino
  • 27. Peru Jean Paul Chabaneix and Luis Bedoya
  • 28. Puerto Rico Richard Graffam-Rodriguez
  • 29. Trinidad and Tobago Mark James Morgan
  • 30. United States Gerry Silver
  • 31. Uruguay Santiago Gatica, Jose Juan Gari, Juan Bonet, Santiago Murguia, Daniel Mosco and Camila Umpierrez
  • 32. US Virgin Islands Xaverie L. Baxley-Hull
  • 33. Venezuela Fernando Pelaez-Pier and Alejandro Gallotti.

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