What does "privilege" mean? Part 1

One of the most important things in our legal process is to learn the truth of what happened in a dispute. However, that does not mean that all relevant evidence must be disclosed at a hearing. Information can be privileged, which means that it is protected from disclosure. In this video, Heather Hui-Litwin asks Dan Rosman to give us an overview of the concept of privilege. We also discuss what solicitor-client privilege is.
Next week: litigation and settlement privilege.
Case mentioned:
Sable Offshore Energy Inc. v. Ameron International Corp., 2013 SCC 37 (CanLII), [2013] 2 SCR 623, canlii.ca/t/fzcgw, retrieved on 2023-10-23
Other articles on privilege:
Janet M Fuhrer, Solicitor-Client Privilege: The State of the Law, 2016 22nd East Region Solicitors Conference 3B, 2016 CanLIIDocs 4473, canlii.ca/t/srtr
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