Corporate misuse of legal professional privilege: concealing and constituting crimes

Liz Campbell

doi:10.4324/9781003402534-15

Corporate misuse of legal professional privilege: concealing and constituting crimes

Liz Campbell

Faculty of Law

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This chapter draws on two contemporary Australian case studies, of PricewaterhouseCoopers Australia and the Star Casino, to contend with the following questions: How is legal professional privilege (LPP) being used by corporates and regulators? Can this misuse conceal and/or constitute criminal behaviour? These two case studies exemplify how the misuse of privilege can stymie public enforcement actions. They highlight the central role of lawyers in this dynamic, and indicate how law reform is needed.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Evil Corporations
Subtitle of host publication	Law, Culpability and Regulation
Editors	Penny Crofts
Place of Publication	Abingdon UK
Publisher	Routledge
Chapter	11
Pages	172-186
Number of pages	15
Edition	1st
ISBN (Electronic)	9781040048160, 9781003402534
ISBN (Print)	9781032514932, 9781032514932
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003402534-15
Publication status	Published - 2025

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