Attorney-Client/Solicitor-Client Privilege (ACP)
Is the ACP recognized in your jurisdiction?
As a civil law jurisdiction, Thailand does not recognize the
common law concept of privilege (ACP), although there is a
recognized general equivalent (see below).
If the ACP is not recognized in your jurisdiction, are
there rules of professional confidentiality or other rules that
would enable a lawyer or a client to withhold attorney-client
communications or work product prepared by counsel from disclosure
in a civil proceeding?
Note: This question is directed primarily to civil law
jurisdictions that do not recognize common law jurisdictions'
privilege doctrines.
[1] While the specific common law principle of ACP, Thai law
contains a general equivalent of legal professional privilege where
lawyers are prohibited from disclosing a client's confidential
information. A lawyer can only disclose such information if the
client consents or a court orders the disclosure.
