Privilege Outside of the Lawyer/Client Communications:
Is extending this protection a good thing?

Presented on Wednesday, June 14, 2017

  • Materials:
  • Privilege Outside of the Lawyer/Client Communications: Is extending this protection a good thing?

  • About this program:
  • The tide is turning. No longer does solicitor/client privilege relate solely to lawyer-client communications. Canadian courts have extended “common-interest” protection against waiver to permit sharing privileged information with third parties and have found a limited “deal team” protection to permit information sharing with experts. The Canadian government has created a new statutory privilege for patent and trade mark agents that protects communications in the same way as solicitor-client privilege. A panel of experts will explore the development of these extensions, what they actually mean, and share insights on whether they make sense.

  • Accreditation:

  • Each program qualifies for up to 1.5 hours of eligible educational activity or CPD/MCE credit under the mandatory education regimes in British Columbia, Ontario and Québec, 0.75 Hours of which specifically counts towards the Ethics/Professionalism requirement in British Columbia and Ontario. McCarthy Tétrault LLP has been approved as an Accredited Provider of Professionalism Content by the Law Society of Upper Canada.