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Legal professional confidentiality
Meaning in Spanish law and related legal services.
What it means
The duty to keep facts, communications and documents learned through legal practice confidential, within the applicable legal scope. It differs from an ordinary private confidentiality agreement.
Legal reference
General Statute of the Spanish Legal Profession · Art. 21 — Legal professional confidentiality, Art. 22 — Legal professional confidentiality
Plain-language explanation of Spanish law, not an official legal definition. The linked English legislation is an unofficial translation; the Spanish reference text should be consulted in case of doubt.