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Legal advisers and privileged information.
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15. (1) For the avoidance of doubt it is hereby declared
that, except as provided in subsections (2) to (4), nothing in this
Ordinance shall require the disclosure by a legal adviser of any
privileged information or communication given or made to him in
that capacity, but where disclosure of information is, by reason
of subsection (2), (3) or (4), lawfully required, the existence
in respect of such information of privilege shall not constitute
any excuse under subsection (3) of section 13 or subsection (3)
of section 14 for the non-disclosure thereof.
(2) Paragraph (b) of subsection (1) of section 13 is applicable
in relation to any account, book or article kept by a solicitor
and relating to the affairs of or belonging to a client of his:
Provided that where, under that paragraph, production of an
account or book is required from a solicitor, production of a copy
of all relevant entries therein respecting the particular matter
upon which information is sought shall be sufficient compliance
with such requirement if the copy is certified by the solicitor
as being a correct copy of all relevant entries in such account
or book respecting the particular matter aforesaid.
(3) The information referred to in subsection (2) of section
13 may be required from a legal adviser as from any other person.
(4) The powers conferred by paragraph (d) of subsection (1)
of section 14 include the power to require information from, and to
require the attendance for the purpose of answering questions of
(a)
any person, or any employee of any person, who has acted
for or is acting for any party to any particular land or
property transaction; and
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