What is the test for privilege in medical malpractice cases?
Saskatchewan, Canada
The following excerpt is from Finley v. University Hospital Board, Sugarman, McLean and Gormley, 1986 CanLII 3052 (SK QB):
The four fundamental conditions required to establish privilege, and their application as outlined in Slavutych v. Baker et al., have been reviewed and considered in subsequent decisions, a number of which relate to communications involving medical doctors, their governing bodies and hospitals.
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