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Coeuré warns against granting legal privilege to in-house lawyers

By Jean Comte ( December 11, 2025, 17:07 GMT | Insight) -- Benoît Cœuré, the chair of the French competition authority, has expressed concerns on a draft French law that would grant confidentiality to opinions from in-house corporate counsels. The draft text foresees exceptions for judges and tax administration, but not for regulators such as the competition authority.Granting confidentiality to communications between companies and in-house corporate lawyers would grant them "complete immunity" from regulators, the chair of the French competition authority told French lawmakers on Thursday morning....

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