{"id":1471,"date":"2022-01-10T03:33:08","date_gmt":"2022-01-10T03:33:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/uk.legalvision.com.au\/?p=1471"},"modified":"2025-07-08T01:17:32","modified_gmt":"2025-07-08T00:17:32","slug":"what-is-legal-privilege","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/legalvision.co.uk\/disputes-litigation\/what-is-legal-privilege\/","title":{"rendered":"What is Legal Privilege in the UK?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

If you are dealing with a dispute, you may come across the term \u2018legal privilege\u2019 in relation to evidence. Knowing what legal privilege means is important for understanding your position in a dispute<\/a>. This article will give an overview of what legal privilege is and how to ensure that you do not lose your privilege. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

What is Privilege?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Put simply, \u2018privilege\u2019 gives a party the right to withhold evidence from disclosure<\/a> to the court and the other party to your dispute. The law of privilege refers to the law that governs when and how you can request privilege on evidence that may otherwise be subject to disclosure and subsequently used in court. The law of privilege applies to all types of evidence. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Before considering privilege, it is important to understand the concept of disclosure. In legal proceedings, disclosure is the process by which parties to a dispute must reveal to each other all relevant documents<\/a> in their possession, custody or control, whether helpful or harmful to their case. This ensures a fair trial by allowing all parties access to relevant information.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

However, privilege provides an exception to this rule of disclosure. In the UK, there are two types of privilege. They are:<\/p>\n\n\n\n