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Any common law privilege, including settlement privilege and solicitor-client privilege, cannot be abrogated by legislation without "clear and explicit statutory language".<ref>
Any common law privilege, including settlement privilege and solicitor-client privilege, cannot be abrogated by legislation without "clear and explicit statutory language."<ref>
''Liquor Control Board of Ontario v Magnotta Winery Corporation'', [http://canlii.ca/t/2d05p 2010 ONCA 681] (CanLII){{perONCA|Gillese JA}}{{atL|2d05p|38}}
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* [[Spousal Immunity|Spousal Privilege]]
* [[Spousal Immunity|Spousal Privilege]]
* [[Case-by-Case Privilege]] (includes Journalist sources)
* [[Case-by-Case Privilege]] (includes Journalist sources)
* [[Role_of_the_Trial_Judge#Judicial_Privilege|Judicial Privilege]]

Latest revision as of 14:39, 14 July 2024

Introduction

Privilege protects certain information from being revealed by a witness while testifying in court.

Any privileged information obtained by wiretap is inadmissible and remains privileged.[1]

Any common law privilege, including settlement privilege and solicitor-client privilege, cannot be abrogated by legislation without "clear and explicit statutory language."[2]

  1. see s. 189(6)
  2. Liquor Control Board of Ontario v Magnotta Winery Corporation, 2010 ONCA 681 (CanLII), 325 DLR (4th) 33, per Gillese JA, at para 38

Types of Privilege