SCRIVENER’S EXCEPTION

By admin | December 1, 2022

scrivener’s exception.An exemption from the attorney–client privilege whereby the privilege

does not attach if the attorney is retained solely to perform a ministerial task for the client, such as

preparing a statutory-form deed. [Cases: Witnesses 200. C.J.S. Witnesses §§ 322–324.] [Blacks Law 8th]

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