The Protection of Client’s Interests, as Arising from the Right (Requirement) to Rely on Legal Professional Privilege in China, Compared to Polish Solutions – the Development of the System. Part II. A Historical Overview of Polish Solutions from the Fall of the First Republic of Poland until Modern Times

Abstract

After a long period of the native legal culture development, a systematic increase in the importance of the Bar in the social and political life of the country and the strengthening of its influence, there was a period much worse for lawyers. The loss of independence for more than one hundred years and the necessity of functioning in the structures of absolute monarchies caused many negative effects in the mutual relations between attorneys and their clients, primarily in the area of the legal professional privilege. Despite the fact that Poland regained its independence, the next century brought new, difficult challenges in the process of shaping the relations between lawsuit participants.