Published on : 09 Nov 2025, 5:54 am 4 min read

In the hallowed corridors of the old Inns of Court, privilege was once a matter of honour.

Ronald Goldfarb

A lawyer who betrayed a client’s secrets risked not just professional disgrace, but moral ruin. Few could have imagined that this centuries-old courtesy of confidence would, over time, travel beyond the realm of domestic rules to one which would invoke conflict of law principles.

The recent judgment of the Supreme Court in In Re Summoning Advocates has placed the issue of privilege back into the spotlight. The Court ruled that in-house counsel do not enjoy privilege under Section 132 of the Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam, 2023 (BSA), because despite being lawyers, they do not enjoy the status of advocates. At first blush, t

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