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The solicitor-client privilege and client confidentiality are “fundamental rights” in the legal landscape and have been given “quasi-constitutional” status.

Renewed emphasis is being placed on the accurate recording of meetings through corporate minutes. Properly prepared minutes can play an important role in protecting an organization against certain liabilities, while inadequate minutes can increase legal exposure.

Increasingly, in-house and private practice lawyers are being called upon to deal with social media issues that affect their organizations and their clients.

In recent years, lawyers have taken on an increasing role in reviewing and analyzing financial statements; a task they are not always comfortable with! However, lawyers have a professional obligation to understand financial statements to alert their client to potentially fraudulent activity.