This article posted on our partner site Mondaq.com reveals the limited applicability of the common interest doctrine, which protects parties’ express agreement to shield their communications (i.e., from disclosure to another party in a lawsuit). Communications designated as privileged and confidential under a common interest agreement can be deemed unprotected if there is no reasonable anticipation of litigation.
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About Clausehound: Clausehound.com is a legal tool geared towards entrepreneurs, early-stage businesses and small businesses alike to help draft legal documents to make businesses more productive. Clausehound’s $10 per month DIY Legal Library hosts tens of thousands of legal clauses, contracts, articles, lawyer commentary and instructional videos. Clausehound offers additional services such as a $90 Starter Kit for entrepreneurs that includes the first 12 agreements a business requires to launch, Drafting Playbooks to walk entrepreneur through the legal drafting process, and on-demand and discounted review by local lawyers.