Professional Code
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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
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Former politician loses right to practice accounting
A former Quebec politician who served a six-month sentence after being found guilty of five counts of fraud and three counts of breach of trust by a public official recently lost a legal battle against the accounting disciplinary committee. Continue reading