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{{TITLE|NOTICE OF APPLICATION|(''Pursuant to | {{TITLE|NOTICE OF APPLICATION|(''Ex Parte'')<br>(Application for Determination of Solicitor-Client Privilege)<Br>(''Pursuant to Lavallee v Canada'')}} | ||
{{I-Start}}'''TAKE NOTICE''' that an Application | {{I-Start}}'''TAKE NOTICE''' that an Application pursuant to ''Lavallee v Canada'', [2002] 3 SCR 209 is being brought by the Crown for an Order releasing records [seized/produced] pursuant to a judicial authorization from the Law Society of [province] that had been receitved from the law firm, [firm] (the "firm"){{I-End}} | ||
{{I-Start}}'''AND TAKE NOTICE''' that on or after [date], the RCMP anticipate executing a [s. 487 search warrant/production order] seeking firm records held by the [law society]. Terms of this warrant include the delivery under seal of potentially privileged records to the [court clerk's office] located at [address]. The Crown requests an ex parte appearance, on [date] or a date thereafter, before a Justice to schedule a formal Lavallee hearing to determine the status of privilege. Potential clients who have not waived privilege will be invited to attend.{{I-End}} | |||
{{I-Start}}'''WHEREAS''' the [police force] are conducting an ongoing criminal investigation into the activities of [suspect] arising from allegations that they committed the offence(s) of [criminal offences].{{I-End}} | {{I-Start}}'''WHEREAS''' the [police force] are conducting an ongoing criminal investigation into the activities of [suspect] arising from allegations that they committed the offence(s) of [criminal offences].{{I-End}} | ||
{{I-Start}}'''AND WHEREAS''' in the course of the investigation investigators [seized/intend to seize] certain records from [location/organization] that may be or are otherwise presumed to be potentially solicitor-client privileged. Pursuant to | {{I-Start}}'''AND WHEREAS''' in the course of the investigation investigators [seized/intend to seize] certain records from [location/organization] that may be or are otherwise presumed to be potentially solicitor-client privileged. Pursuant to ''Lavallee v Canada'', 2002 SCC 61, [2002] 3 SCR 209, these records were sealed and delivered to the [prothonotary/clerk of the superior court]. {{I-End}} | ||
{{I-Start}}'''AND WHEREAS''' the potential client(s) are entitled to notice of intrusion upon records that may be protected by solicitor.{{I-End}} | {{I-Start}}'''AND WHEREAS''' the potential client(s) are entitled to notice of intrusion upon records that may be protected by solicitor.{{I-End}} | ||
{{I-Start}}'''THE APPLICANT RELIES ON THE FOLLOWING GROUNDS'''{{I-End}} | {{I-Start}}'''THE APPLICANT RELIES ON THE FOLLOWING GROUNDS'''{{I-End}} | ||
# Any information received by a lawyer in his professional capacity is usually presumed confidential: Ott v Fleishman, 1983 CanLII 489 (BC SC), 5 WWR 721, 46 BCLR 321. There is a presumption of confidentiality and privilege protecting all communications and information shared between the lawyer and client: Foster Wheeler v Societe intermunicipale de gestion et d'elmination des dechets, 2004 SCC 18 (CanLII), [2004] 1 SCR 456. This presumption also attaches to records found in the client file held by counsel (Chatham-Kent (Municipality) (Re), 2014 CanLII 63626 (ON IPC)) and any lawyer bills or fees paid (Gault Estate v Gault Estate, 2016 ABCA 208). | # Any information received by a lawyer in his professional capacity is usually presumed confidential: ''Ott v Fleishman'', 1983 CanLII 489 (BC SC), 5 WWR 721, 46 BCLR 321. There is a presumption of confidentiality and privilege protecting all communications and information shared between the lawyer and client: ''Foster Wheeler v Societe intermunicipale de gestion et d'elmination des dechets'', 2004 SCC 18 (CanLII), [2004] 1 SCR 456. This presumption also attaches to records found in the client file held by counsel (''Chatham-Kent (Municipality) (Re)'', 2014 CanLII 63626 (ON IPC)) and any lawyer bills or fees paid (''Gault Estate v Gault Estate'', 2016 ABCA 208). | ||
# Courts have a duty to not permit intrusion upon privilege where it might be present: see R v AB, 2014 NLCA 8 (CanLII), 346 Nfld & PEIR 218, per Harrington JA at paras 21 to 23; | # Courts have a duty to not permit intrusion upon privilege where it might be present: see R v AB, 2014 NLCA 8 (CanLII), 346 Nfld & PEIR 218, per Harrington JA at paras 21 to 23; | ||
# It is the court’s responsibility——not any other parties'——to determine whether privilege exists once a claim of privilege has been made or where there is a legal presumption that privilege exists: see R v Herritt, 2019 NSCA 92 (CanLII), 384 CCC (3d) 25, per Beveridge JA, at para 122. | # All potential clients are entitled to notice where the Crown seek out records that may be protected by solicitor-client privilege: ''Lavallee'' | ||
# The process of executing a search while protecting privilege requires a number of steps including: | # It is the court’s responsibility——not any other parties'——to determine whether privilege exists once a claim of privilege has been made or where there is a legal presumption that privilege exists: see ''R v Herritt'', 2019 NSCA 92 (CanLII), 384 CCC (3d) 25, per Beveridge JA, at para 122. | ||
##that "all documents in possession of a lawyer must be sealed before being examined or removed from the lawyer’s possession": Lavallee. | # The process of executing a search set out while protecting privilege as set out by ''Lavallee'' requires a number of steps including: | ||
##that "all documents in possession of a lawyer must be sealed before being examined or removed from the lawyer’s possession": ''Lavallee''. | |||
## Every effort must be made to contact the lawyer and the client at the time of the execution of the search warrant. Where the lawyer or the client cannot be contacted, a representative of the Bar should be allowed to oversee the sealing and seizure of documents. | ## Every effort must be made to contact the lawyer and the client at the time of the execution of the search warrant. Where the lawyer or the client cannot be contacted, a representative of the Bar should be allowed to oversee the sealing and seizure of documents. | ||
##The investigative officer executing the warrant should report to the justice of the peace the efforts made to contact all potential privilege holders, who should then be given a reasonable opportunity to assert a claim of privilege and, if that claim is contested, to have the issue judicially decided. | ##The investigative officer executing the warrant should report to the justice of the peace the efforts made to contact all potential privilege holders, who should then be given a reasonable opportunity to assert a claim of privilege and, if that claim is contested, to have the issue judicially decided. | ||
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##Where sealed documents are found not to be privileged, they may be used in the normal course of the investigation. | ##Where sealed documents are found not to be privileged, they may be used in the normal course of the investigation. | ||
## Where documents are found to be privileged, they are to be returned immediately to the holder of the privilege, or to a person designated by the court. | ## Where documents are found to be privileged, they are to be returned immediately to the holder of the privilege, or to a person designated by the court. | ||
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# Any additional grounds as counsel may advise and this Honourable Court may permit. | # Any additional grounds as counsel may advise and this Honourable Court may permit. | ||
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{{I-Start}}'''WHEREAS''' on [date], a justice of the peace granted multiple judicial authorizations under [section]{{CCC}} in relation to a criminal investigation for offence contrary to section(s) [list sections]{{CCC}}.{{I-End}} | {{I-Start}}'''WHEREAS''' on [date], a justice of the peace granted multiple judicial authorizations under [section]{{CCC}} in relation to a criminal investigation for offence contrary to section(s) [list sections]{{CCC}}.{{I-End}} | ||
{{I-Start}}'''UPON THE APPLICATION''' by counsel for | {{I-Start}}'''UPON THE APPLICATION''' by counsel for His Majesty the King, [name of counsel], for ....;{{I-End}} | ||
{{I-Start}}'''UPON READING''' the affidavit of [investigator affidavit] dated [date];{{I-End}} | {{I-Start}}'''UPON READING''' the affidavit of [investigator affidavit] dated [date];{{I-End}} |
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C A N A D A File# ________________ IN THE [LEVEL OF COURT] OF [PROVINCE] BETWEEN: – and –
NOTICE OF APPLICATION TAKE NOTICE that an Application pursuant to Lavallee v Canada, [2002] 3 SCR 209 is being brought by the Crown for an Order releasing records [seized/produced] pursuant to a judicial authorization from the Law Society of [province] that had been receitved from the law firm, [firm] (the "firm") AND TAKE NOTICE that on or after [date], the RCMP anticipate executing a [s. 487 search warrant/production order] seeking firm records held by the [law society]. Terms of this warrant include the delivery under seal of potentially privileged records to the [court clerk's office] located at [address]. The Crown requests an ex parte appearance, on [date] or a date thereafter, before a Justice to schedule a formal Lavallee hearing to determine the status of privilege. Potential clients who have not waived privilege will be invited to attend. WHEREAS the [police force] are conducting an ongoing criminal investigation into the activities of [suspect] arising from allegations that they committed the offence(s) of [criminal offences]. AND WHEREAS in the course of the investigation investigators [seized/intend to seize] certain records from [location/organization] that may be or are otherwise presumed to be potentially solicitor-client privileged. Pursuant to Lavallee v Canada, 2002 SCC 61, [2002] 3 SCR 209, these records were sealed and delivered to the [prothonotary/clerk of the superior court]. AND WHEREAS the potential client(s) are entitled to notice of intrusion upon records that may be protected by solicitor. THE APPLICANT RELIES ON THE FOLLOWING GROUNDS
IN SUPPORT OF THIS APPLICATION, THE APPLICANT RELIES ON THE FOLLOWING EVIDENCE:
THE APPLICANT SEEKS THE FOLLOWING RELIEF:
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C A N A D A File# ________________ IN THE [LEVEL OF COURT] OF [PROVINCE] BETWEEN: – and –
ORDER BEFORE THE HONOURABLE JUSTICE: WHEREAS on [date], a justice of the peace granted multiple judicial authorizations under [section] of the Criminal Code in relation to a criminal investigation for offence contrary to section(s) [list sections] of the Criminal Code. UPON THE APPLICATION by counsel for His Majesty the King, [name of counsel], for ....; UPON READING the affidavit of [investigator affidavit] dated [date]; AND UPON BEING SATISFIED the appropriate persons have been duly notified of these proceedings; IT IS ORDERED that the .... DATED at ______________, in the Province of _______________, this _____ day of _____________, 20___. _________________________________________________ Justice of the [Level of Court] of [Province] [Internal File Coding] |
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