Legal privilege key issues for local government

This webinar provided an overview of legal privilege, including how to understand and manage it in a local government setting.

In this session, we:

• recapped the rules on legal privilege – what it is and when / how it arises;
• explained how to manage legal privilege, including pitfalls that may result in it being waived or lost;
• identified recent developments in legal privilege and their potential implications for local government; and
• discussed key privilege considerations for local government, including in relation to Freedom of Information, internal investigations and sharing privileged material with elected members.