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Some good advice that I received early in my career was never to write an email (or letter) that I would not be happy to be read out to a full courtroom. That was before the days of the tweet or the ubiquitous text message, but the same rule would certainly apply. There are situations, however, when you might have a reasonable expectation that your communication will remain confidential, even in court. One example would be communications between you and your lawyers. One, rightly, expects that the privacy of these remains virtually absolute. It might also be expected that communications...