Privilege
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]
- ↑
see s. 189(6)
- ↑ Liquor Control Board of Ontario v. Magnotta Winery Corporation, 2010 ONCA 681 (CanLII), per Gillese JA, at para 38
Types of Privilege
- Solicitor Client Privilege
- Litigation Privilege (also called "Work Product Privilege")
- Settlement Privilege
- Informer Privilege
- Public Interest Privilege
- Spousal Privilege
- Case-by-Case Privilege (includes Journalist sources)