Confidentiality of Correspondence with Counsel as a Requirement of a Fair Trial in Portugal
/The article offers a practical perspective on the right to legal assistance based on the authors’ experience in criminal defence. It is written by practising lawyers, but could and should be subject to scrutiny and discussion by other judicial actors and lawyers in general. It begins by presenting the general legal framework of the right to counsel in Portugal, and in particular in criminal cases. It focuses on the legal duties of the defence counsel, the attorney-client privilege, its exceptions and the consequences of its infringement.
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