SCHEDULES
SCHEDULE 11Central counterparties
PART 6Information, investigation and enforcement
I1129Protected items
1
A person may not be required under this Schedule to produce, disclose or permit the inspection of protected items.
2
“Protected items” means—
a
communications between a professional legal adviser and that adviser’s client or any person representing such a client which fall within sub-paragraph (3),
b
c
items which—
i
are enclosed with, or referred to in, such communications,
ii
fall within sub-paragraph (3), and
iii
are in the possession of a person entitled to be in possession of them.
3
A communication or item falls within this sub-paragraph if it is made—
a
in connection with the giving of legal advice to the client, or
b
in connection with, or in contemplation of, legal proceedings and for the purposes of those proceedings.
4
A communication or item is not a protected item if it is held with the intention of furthering a criminal purpose.