On the Limitation of Attorney-Client Privilege: Statement of the Problem

Abstract

The article deals with the problems of restricting attorney-client privilege. Special attention is paid to the ethical side of the restriction of attorney-client privilege, taking into account the modern realities of the need to protect human life and health. The purpose of the study is to establish a balance of private and public interests when deciding on the limitation of attorney-client privilege. The subject of this study is the Russian legislation regulating the procedure for the preservation of attorney-client privilege, as well as the positions of the Constitutional Court of the Russian Federation expressed in its rulings and resolutions. While writing the article, general scientific and special methods of cognition were used. The result of the research is that it is necessary to approach the issue of restricting attorney-client privilege very carefully and solve it taking into account the need to protect human life and health.