Does the fact that advice that would be characterized as privileged be considered to be given by staff counsel preclude application of privilege?
Canada (Federal), Canada
The following excerpt is from Charkaoui (Re), 2009 FC 546 (CanLII):
In addition, the fact that advice that would be characterized as privileged is given by staff counsel does not preclude application of the privilege or alter the nature of the privilege: Pritchard v. Ontario, [2004] 1 S.C.R. 809, 2004 SCC 31.
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