s 413 Protected items.
(1) A person may not be required under this Act to produce, disclose or permit the inspection of protected items. (2) “ Protected items ” means— (a) communications between a professional legal adviser and his client or any person representing his client which fall within subsection (3); (b) communications between a professional legal adviser, his client or any person representing his client and any other person which fall within subsection (3) (as a result of paragraph (b) of that subsection); (c) items which— (i) are enclosed with, or referred to in, such communications; (ii) fall within subsection (3); and (iii) are in the possession of a person entitled to possession of them. (3) A communication or item falls within this subsection if it is made— (a) in connection with the giving of legal advice to the client; or (b) in connection with, or in contemplation of, legal proceedings and for the purposes of those proceedings. (4) A communication or item is not a protected item if it is held with the intention of furthering a criminal purpose.