Is it a fundamental civil and legal right to communicate in confidence with one's legal advisor?
British Columbia, Canada
The following excerpt is from Wong v. Luu, 2015 BCCA 159 (CanLII):
The chambers judge properly noted that the right to communicate in confidence with one’s legal advisor is a fundamental civil and legal right, founded upon the unique relationship of solicitor and client: Solosky v. The Queen (1979), 1979 CanLII 9 (SCC), [1980] 1 S.C.R. 821, 105 D.L.R. (3d) 745; and Descôteaux.
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