Respect of the professional secrecy of lawyers in consultancy: the warning shot of the Court of Justice of the European Union – L’Opinion, 14/12/2022

 

“L’arrêt de la Cour de Justice de l’UE constitue une vraie révolution en ce qu’il reconnaît le secret professionnel pour les activités de conseil de l’avocat et lui donne une protection juridique relativement large” Retrouvez l’avis de notre expert en droit fiscal, Jacques-Henry de Bourmont, sur le respect du secret professionnel des avocats dans le conseil dans son article paru dans La fabrique de l’Opinion.

 

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