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Virginia Rules of Supreme CourtPart TWO - Virginia Rules of Evidence
Article V - Privileges
Rule 2:502 - Attorney-client Privilege

Va. R. Sup. Ct. 2:502

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Rule 2:502 - Attorney-client Privilege

Except as may be provided by statute, the existence and application of the attorney-client privilege in Virginia, and the exceptions thereto, are governed by the principles of common law as interpreted by the courts of the Commonwealth in the light of reason and experience.

Va. Sup. Ct. 2:502

Adopted and promulgated by Order dated June 1, 2012; effective 7/1/2012; adopted and promulgated by order dated June 1, 2012; effective 7/1/2012; amended by order dated September 3, 2020, effective 9/3/2020; amended by order dated November 13, 2020, effective 7/1/2021.