I have not breached confidentiality in this scenario since my disclosure was made in the public interest to prevent the commission of a crime. More importantly, I had proper and specific authority to make this disclosure because I had reasons to believe that the client is going to commit an offence.
On the other hand, it could also be the case that I may be held to be in breach of client confidentiality because it is only legitimate professional practice to breach client confidentiality when the client intends to commit a criminal offence and has threatened to do so to the solicitor. Therefore, it can be argued that in this situation I did breach client confidentiality because I am not preventing the commission of a crime as the crime can
On the other hand, it could also be the case that I may be held to be in breach of client confidentiality because it is only legitimate professional practice to breach client confidentiality when the client intends to commit a criminal offence and has threatened to do so to the solicitor. Therefore, it can be argued that in this situation I did breach client confidentiality because I am not preventing the commission of a crime as the crime can