Is there a privilege for communications made by counsel in the course of litigation?
British Columbia, Canada
The following excerpt is from Holland v. Douglas, 2010 BCSC 96 (CanLII):
As further explained in Lawrence v. Sandilands, 2003 BCSC 211, there is an absolute privilege for all communications made by counsel in the course of, or incidental to, the processing and furtherance of judicial and quasi-judicial proceedings, and this extends to the contents of all pleadings, documents, and testimony offered in evidence, and to all actions taken preliminary, but necessary to the institution or processing of the action or essential to the judicial review of or examination upon judgment or decision.
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