When is privilege waived?

Exclusive to Canadian HR Reporter from Rudner Law.

It seems like common sense. Everything you talk to your lawyer about is confidential, and remains that way forever, right? Maybe – not always.

This confidentiality is called privilege. At law, privilege exists in two primary contexts. First, the relationship between lawyer and client is called solicitor-client privilege. The second, litigation privilege, relates to anything prepared in anticipation of litigation.

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