Common interest privilege taken too far
Thursday, September 01, 2016 @ 8:00 PM | By Alexander Gay
The law as it relates to common interest privilege remains unsettled in Canadian jurisprudence and can best be described as an ill-defined legal concept that has been stretched to a point of absurdity.
The privilege was originally intended by Lord Denning in Buttes Gas and Oil Co v. Hammer (No 3) [1981] QB 223 (CA), namely the protection of privileged evidence between parties that have a common interest in litigation or impending litigation.
The first and probably the most well-known means of disseminating privileged information to...
The privilege was originally intended by Lord Denning in Buttes Gas and Oil Co v. Hammer (No 3) [1981] QB 223 (CA), namely the protection of privileged evidence between parties that have a common interest in litigation or impending litigation.
The first and probably the most well-known means of disseminating privileged information to...
