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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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