Data Protection Act 2018
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Legal privilege | ||
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162. The rights and obligations provided for in— | ||
(a) Articles 12 to 22 and 34 of the Data Protection Regulation (as well as Article 5 in so far as its provisions correspond to the rights and obligations provided for in Articles 12 to 22), and | ||
(b) sections 87 , 90 , 91 , 92 and 93 and section 71 , insofar as it relates to those sections, | ||
do not apply— | ||
(i) to personal data processed for the purpose of seeking, receiving or giving legal advice, | ||
(ii) to personal data in respect of which a claim of privilege could be made for the purpose of or in the course of legal proceedings, including personal data consisting of communications between a client and his or her legal advisers or between those advisers, or | ||
(iii) where the exercise of such rights or performance of such obligations would constitute a contempt of court. |