Does solicitor-client privilege apply to communications between counsel and client?
Ontario, Canada
The following excerpt is from Ravelston Corporation Limited (Re), 2007 CanLII 2663 (ON SC):
Anyone considering a plea agreement in respect of a criminal charge is entitled to the confidential advice of the person’s counsel, and solicitor-client privilege attaches to the communications between counsel and client. The principle that communications between a solicitor and his/her client are privileged is recognized as fundamental to the administration of justice. Canada v. Solosky, 1979 CanLII 9 (SCC), [1980] 1 S.C.R. 821.
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