What is the current state of the law in relation to communications between solicitor and client?
British Columbia, Canada
The following excerpt is from Radke v. M.N.R., 1996 CanLII 1660 (BC SC):
36 In Solosky v. The Queen [1980] S.C.R. 839 Dickson J. put it this way: ... the right to communicate in confidence with one's legal adviser is a fundamental civil and legal right, founded upon the unique relationship of solicitor and client ...
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