Privacy vs. solicitor-client privilege

Supreme Court of Canada overrules privacy commissioner’s order for employer to hand over legal correspondence pertaining to employee

  The Supreme Court of Canada has upheld the principle of solicitor-client privilege over an employee’s right to see her personal records held by her employer, stating that not even the Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada has the right to examine such records to determine the extent to which such privilege exists.

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