"The Times" reported this evidence - which, having been given in a foreign court, was not protected by absolute privilege.

The next question was whether or not these statements were protected by qualified privilege.

Anyway, everything he told me is protected by attorney-client privilege.

And the identity of the patients who were on the unit then is protected by privilege.

The privilege protects the confidential communication, and not the underlying information.

The company would turn over documents typically protected by attorney-client privilege, he said.

None of the information that is protected by attorney-client privilege may be used for prosecution.

But the privilege only protects statements made by one spouse to another, not the underlying facts.

The independent counsel has argued that the privilege protects only "official Government matters."

Attorney-client privilege will protect everything you say to me, OK?