Here’s a handout for an internal (Hicks Morley) talk I’m doing tomorrow on solicitor-privilege, “the continuum of communications” concept and the Ontario Superior Court of Justice’s recent decision in Trillium Motor World.
In Trillium Motor World the Court held that legal information (versus advice) conveyed from a firm to its client was not privileged. In short, my conclusion is that the decision is an outlier driven by a unique context and that in more ordinary circumstances a court will not (and should not) parse the subject matter of communications related to an ongoing retainer so delicately.
Yesterday’s post on Justice Stratas’s recent Canada (Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness) decision is another good one to read on this topic.
