Section 413

A person may not be required under this Act to produce, disclose or permit the inspection of protected items. “Protected items” means— communications between a professional legal adviser and his client or any person representing his client which fall within subsection (3); communications between a professional legal adviser, his client or any person representing his client and any other person which fall within subsection (3) (as a result of paragraph (b) of that subsection); items which— are enclosed with, or referred to in, such communications; fall within subsection (3); and are in the possession of a person entitled to possession of them. A communication or item falls within this subsection if it is made— in connection with the giving of legal advice to the client; or in connection with, or in contemplation of, legal proceedings and for the purposes of those proceedings. A communication or item is not a protected item if it is held with the intention of furthering a criminal purpose.

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Source: legislation.gov.uk · retrieved 2026-09-04