s 22 Privileges attaching to certain relationships
22.—(1) The like privileges and rights as those which arise from the relationship of client and solicitor acting in the solicitor’s professional employment are to arise from the following relationships:(a) the relationship between an applicant for legal aid and the Director and the solicitor (if any) to whom the application is referred; (b) the relationship between an aided person and the Director and the solicitor (if any) assigned to act for the aided person in any proceedings to which a Grant of Aid relates; (c) the relationship between a person seeking legal advice and the Director and the solicitor (if any) who gives the advice.[6/2013] (2) Despite anything in subsection (1), the privileges mentioned in that subsection are not to arise in relation to any information tendered to the Director concerning the property or income of the applicant for a Grant of Aid.[6/2013] (3) Unless this Act or any regulations made under this Act otherwise provide, the rights conferred by this Act on a person receiving legal aid or advice (as the case may be) are not to affect the rights or liabilities of other parties to the proceedings or the principles on which the discretion of any court is normally exercised.[6/2013]