Electronic Discovery Law

Posted at 9:41 AM on December 21, 2012 by K&L Gates

New Illinois Rules Address Inadvertent Disclosure

On November 28, 2012, the Supreme Court of Illinois entered an order adopting new Rule of Evidence 502 Attorney Client Privilege and Work Product; Limitations on Waiver and a second order amending Rule 201 General Discovery Provisions. The newly adopted rules address the inadvertent disclosure of privileged information and closely follow the Federal Rules addressing the same (FRE 502 & FRCP 26(b)(5)(B)). The rules will be effective January 1, 2013.

A copy of the order adopting new Rule 502 is available here.

A copy of the order adopting the amendment to Rule 201 (and others) is available here.

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