What is the test for confidentiality in the context of a solicitor-client relationship?
Nova Scotia, Canada
The following excerpt is from Hill v Cameron, 2019 NSSC 63 (CanLII):
Both parties rely on Descôteaux v. Mierzwinski, 1982 CanLII 22 (SCC), [1982] 1 S.C.R. 860: All information which a person must provide in order to obtain legal advice and which is given in confidence for that purpose enjoys the privileges attached to confidentiality. This confidentiality attaches to all communications made within the framework of the solicitor-client relationship . . .
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