Piercing the privilege veil in criminal cartels in Australia: Practical considerations for immunity (and leniency) applicants in seeking to reconcile their disclosure obligations
Legal professional privilege (LPP) has long been recognised as a powerful, though controversial protection. As the Australian High Court once declared, it is “a practical guarantee of fundamental constitutional or human rights”.[1] Yet, despite its well-established jurisprudential position, its utilisation to protect internal cartel investigation records of criminal cartel immunity applicants (IA) from being disclosed…