Swiss Supreme Court strips external counsel of privilege protections during bank investigations
The Supreme Court in Switzerland (Credit: Credit: Norbert Aepli via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY 3.0))
In a decision that may have far-reaching consequences for internal investigations, the Swiss Federal Supreme Court has ruled that reports and interview notes produced by external bank counsel during internal inquiries into anti-money laundering violations are not protected by attorney-client privilege.
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