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Rights of defense: The Criminal Chamber of the French Supreme Court recalls that the exemption from seizure of lawyer-client correspondence presupposes that the document is related to the exercise of the rights of defence of the company visited, prohibiting any systematic withdrawal of such correspondence (Au vieux campeur)

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Fr. Sup. Court, Crim. Ch., Nov. 25th, 2020, Appeal No. 19-84.304, Au vieux campeur, ECLI:EN:CCASS:2020:CR02299

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Alain Ronzano, Rights of defense: The Criminal Chamber of the French Supreme Court recalls that the exemption from seizure of lawyer-client correspondence presupposes that the document is related to the exercise of the rights of defence of the company visited, prohibiting any systematic withdrawal of such correspondence (Au vieux campeur), 25 November 2020, Concurrences N° 1-2021, Art. N° 98548, www.concurrences.com

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