If privilege is not waived, can privilege be waived?
Ontario, Canada
The following excerpt is from Henderson v. Pilot Insurance Company, 2011 ONSC 668 (CanLII):
If privilege is not waived, there must be a compelling reason before a court makes an order that encroaches on it: Campbell v. Chusroskie, [2003] O.J. No. 1228 (Div. Ct).
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