Peter Ratliff

This Practice Note provides high-level guidance on dealing with the National Crime Agency. It sets out the role, powers and strategy of the NCA; its statutory objectives and current priorities; what the NCA expects of organisations in the private sector; and covers self-reporting.

This Practice Note details common headaches for in-house lawyers concerning Legal Professional Privilege (LPP) and contains practical tips on dealing with LPP issues.

This Practice Note is intended for in-house lawyers, including lawyers working in-house in law firms, eg in the compliance or general counsel function. It explains what legal professional privilege (LPP) is, how LPP operates and who it belongs to. This Practice Note also explains how LPP can be lost or waived and summarises LPP issues in other jurisdictions. It covers legal advice privilege and litigation privilege, which are two distinct types of LPP.