Advocates bound to depone as to secrets of their clients, relative to the expiscation of trusts, and private fraudulent conveyances.
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The Lords found, That though advocates are not bound to discover the secrets of their clients, concerning the point of right, they were yet obliged to depone in the expiscation of trusts, and private fraudulent conveyances; and therefore Sir George Lockhart, and some other advocates, were examined about their knowledge of a trust put in the person of Mr James Keith, by the Lord Marshal, in prejudice of Sir William Purvis; in the reduction and improbation of the execution of Sir William's apprising, at the instance of Mr James Keith, who had right to another apprising of the same subject (See the particulars of the reduction here referred to, under Quod ab initio virtuosum, and under Padum illicitum.)
Fol. Dic. v. 1. p. 26. Harcarse, (Advocate,) p. 4.
