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In-House Privilege Limits and AI Waivers in US and India Investigations
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Fusion42 · 14 October 2026 · Fusion42 review
Legal privilege for in-house legal documents is limited in India under Section 132 of the Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam 2023, and use of external privileged legal advice in AI tools can waive privilege in both India and the US. Rising enforcement activity in India’s Prevention of Money Laundering Act cases increases the risk of corporate documents being accessed.
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You must stop treating in-house legal and internal investigation records as privileged in India and avoid using privileged external advice with AI tools in the US and India. This opens a new risk of losing confidentiality that could expose your company to regulatory scrutiny and evidence seizure.
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