The Police and Criminal Evidence (Northern Ireland) Order 1989, Section 12 is up to date with all changes known to be in force on or before 08 March 2025. There are changes that may be brought into force at a future date. Changes that have been made appear in the content and are referenced with annotations.
12.—(1) Subject to paragraph (2), in this Order “items subject to legal privilege” means—
(a)communications between a professional legal adviser and his client or any person representing his client made in connection with the giving of legal advice to the client;
(b)communications between a professional legal adviser and his client or any person representing his client or between such an adviser or his client or any such representative and any other person made in connection with or in contemplation of legal proceedings and for the purposes of such proceedings; and
(c)items enclosed with or referred to in such communications and made—
(i)in connection with the giving of legal advice; or
(ii)in connection with or in contemplation of legal proceedings and for the purposes of such proceedings,
when they are in the possession of a person who is entitled to possession of them.
(2) Items held with the intention of furthering a criminal purpose are not items subject to legal privilege.
Modifications etc. (not altering text)
C1Art. 12 applied (with modifications) (18.5.2009) by Police and Criminal Evidence (Application to the Police Ombudsman) Order (Northern Ireland) 2009 (S.R. 2009/142), art. 3, Sch. 1, Sch. 2
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