Questão jurídica principal
Whether the request was directed against the wrong party because the papers were held by the lawyer rather than the client
Decisão extraída
No. The papers belonged to the client, and the lawyer could not invoke attorney-client privilege in these circumstances.
Fundamentação extraída
The lawyer had stated that his client was prepared to release the papers subject to conditions, showing that the documents were client papers and not protected on the asserted basis.