Online Practice Manuals

Blank v. Canada (Minister of Justice)

• 2006 SCC 39
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• 2015 FC 1251
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The above case is referenced within:

1. British Columbia Civil Trial Handbook (Current to: July 01 2021)
   • Chapter 12. Objections at Trial
     • V. Common Objections [§12.19]
       • B. Common Objections to Witness Evidence [§12.25]
         • 5. Privilege (Common Objections to Witness Evidence) [§12.30]
2. British Columbia Motor Vehicle Accident Claims Practice Manual (Current to: February 01 2024)
   • Chapter 4. Discovery
     • IV. Privilege in a Civil Action [§4.108]
       • A. Grounds for Privilege [§4.109]
         • 1. Solicitor-client Communications [§4.110]
         • 2. Communications for the Dominant Purpose of Pending or Anticipated Litigation [§4.111]
         • 3. The Lawyer’s Work Product [§4.112]
3. Discovery Practice in British Columbia (Current to: January 15 2024)
   • Chapter 2. Document Discovery
     • II. Duty to Disclose Documents [§2.2]
       • E. The List of Documents in Discovery [§2.30]
         • 4. Part 4: Documents for Which Privilege from Production Is Claimed [§2.34]
           • a. Sufficiency of Description [§2.35]
   • Chapter 4. Privilege in the Discovery Process
     • I. Introduction to Privilege in the Discovery Process [§4.1]
     • II. Categories of Privilege [§4.2]
       • A. Class or Blanket Privilege [§4.3]
         • 2. Litigation Privilege [§4.5]
     • III. Loss of Privilege [§4.30]
       • E. Privilege in Subsequent Actions [§4.45]
     • VI. Privilege in Motor Vehicle Personal Injury Litigation [§4.59]
       • C. Privilege and In-house Adjusters’ File Notes [§4.66]
4. Introducing Evidence at Trial: A British Columbia Handbook (Current to: September 01 2020)
   • Chapter 1. The Basic Concepts of the Law of Evidence
     • V. Consider Exclusionary Rules of Evidence [§1.5]
       • C. Privilege [§1.8]
   • Chapter 16. Privilege as an Evidentiary Rule
     • II. Is (or Was) the Evidence Privileged? [§16.2]
       • A. Privilege Involving Lawyers and Litigation [§16.3]
         • 1. Confidential Communications between Solicitor and Client: Solicitor-client Privilege [§16.4]
         • 2. Litigation Privilege [§16.8]
     • III. Has the Privilege Been Lost? [§16.29]
       • A. Expiry of the Privilege [§16.30]
     • IV. Should the Court Limit or Abrogate the Privilege? [§16.33]
       • C. Criminal Communications Exception [§16.36]