What you say to your lawyers is truly confidential; no-one, not even a regulator or prosecutor can see it. This is protected by the right to privacy under Article 8, and the right to a fair trial under Article 6 (which includes the right to access to lawyers).

Well, that is the general rule. The case of JSC BTA Bank v Ablyazov reminds us that there is an exception to this – when the relationship between client and lawyer is affected by “iniquity”.