Settlement privilege doesn’t trump Crown’s disclosure obligations
Two major chocolate manufacturers who co-operated in a high-profile price fixing investigation have lost an attempt to prevent company information from being disclosed to competitors.Ontario Superior...
View ArticleIntention of e-mail key to privilege: judge
Copying a lawyer on an e-mail you’re sending to someone else does not automatically make that communication privileged, an Ontario Superior Court judge has found.Justice Gregory Ellies said in a recent...
View ArticleSupreme Court fall preview: non-status Indians, privilege, weird animal appeals
It’s back to work for the Supreme Court of Canada, which begins its fall session of hearings next week. The court will be receiving arguments on 25 appeals over the next three months, with a light...
View ArticleThis week at the SCC
This week, the Supreme Court of Canada will hear six appeals. The first three are criminal cases relating to search and seizure and reasonable grounds for arrest. The court is also hearing a case...
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