litigation privilege
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Quebec Court of Appeal overturns labour tribunal’s interpretation of litigation privilege
A ruling by the Quebec Administrative Labour Tribunal that held that litigation privilege applies only in civil matters and in adversarial proceedings but not in an administrative law context before a quasi-judicial tribunal with powers of inquiry was overturned by the Quebec Court of Appeal. Continue reading
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Litigation privilege given same protection as solicitor-client privilege
A provincial regulator that sought to force an insurance company to provide documents in the course of an investigation failed after the Quebec Court of Appeal held that the documents were covered by litigation privilege and solicitor‑client privilege. In a marked departure from past rulings, the Quebec Court of Appeal appears to have granted litigation… Continue reading