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Mandatory Reporting of Privileged Internal Legal Advice to Auditor

Numéro de cause ACOM/46/2005
Autorité / Tribunal
Juridiction Suisse · Canton de Genève (CH-GE)
Date de la décision
Issue du litige Rejeté (Dismissed)
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The court addressed whether certain mandatory reporting requirements, specifically concerning communications with an auditor, apply to internal legal advice given by in-house counsel to an entity, where the entity claimed the communications were protected by attorney-client privilege against the reporting obligation. The court reasoned that the reporting requirement mandates the disclosure of information related to fraud or illegal acts, and such a duty generally supersedes a claim of attorney-client privilege when the privilege is asserted to shield information relevant to the reporting obligation; therefore, internal legal advice, even if privileged, must be reported if it falls within the scope of the mandatory disclosure rule, as the obligation is designed to ensure compliance and deter wrongdoing, which outweighs the protection generally afforded by privilege in this context.

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Art. 66 al. 1 LTF; Mandatory Reporting of Privileged Internal Legal Advice to Auditor: The court reasoned that the reporting requirement mandates the disclosure of information related to fraud or illegal acts, and such a duty generally supersedes a claim of attorney-client privilege when the privilege is asserted to shield information relevant to the reporting obligation; therefore, internal legal advice, even if privileged, must be reported if it falls within the scope of the mandatory disclosure rule, as the obligation is designed to ensure compliance and deter wrongdoing, which outweighs the protection generally afforded by privilege in this context.

Mots-clés

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obligation de renseigner conseil juridique mandaté lois de police secret professionnel de l'avocat protection juridique obligation d'annoncer en bourse

Dispositions légales citées

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Art. 66 al. 1 LTF
Applied for the allocation of court costs for the appeal proceedings.
Généré par l'IA
A/717/2007
Compelled Disclosure of Relevant Documents
A/2986/2005
Attorney-Client Privilege Scope in Business Compliance Communications
A/3028/2006
Disclosure Requirement Validity in Statutory Communication
A/4513/2006
Privilege Protection for Internal Governmental Legal Advice and Deliberative Process Documents
P/8148/2021
Prosecutor's Reliance on Internal Communications Waives Privilege Against Disclosure in Detention Hearing

Questions juridiques clés extraites par Legislator

Généré par l'IA
Art. 66 al. 1 LTF

Applied for the allocation of court costs for the appeal proceedings.

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