Data Protection Act 2018

Legal professional privilege

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9The listed provisions do not apply to personal data that consists of—

(a)information in respect of which a claim to legal professional privilege or, in Scotland, confidentiality of communications, could be maintained in legal proceedings, or

(b)information in respect of which a duty of confidentiality is owed by a professional legal adviser to a client of the adviser.