Does absolute privilege apply to communications by lawyers in respect of judicial proceedings?
British Columbia, Canada
The following excerpt is from Oei v. Hui, 2020 BCCA 214 (CanLII):
Madam Justice Levine, in Hamouth v. Edwards & Angell, 2005 BCCA 172, concluded that absolute privilege extends to communications by lawyers in respect of judicial proceedings. She said:
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