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British Columbia (Attorney General) v. Lee

• 2016 BCSC 707
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• 2017 BCCA 219
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• 2017 CanLII 84240 (SCC)
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The above case is referenced within:

1. British Columbia Administrative Law Practice Manual (Current to: May 01 2023)
   • Chapter 5. Pre-hearing Considerations in Administrative Law
     • III. Notification and Disclosure [§5.9]
   • Chapter 11. Judicial Review Fundamentals
     • V. Grounds for Review and Applicable Standard of Review [§11.33]
       • A. Reviews for Procedural Fairness [§11.34]
         • 2. The Content of Procedural Fairness [§11.36]
2. British Columbia Civil Trial Handbook (Current to: August 08 2024)
   • Chapter 7. Preparing Documentary Evidence in a Civil Case
     • VI. Analyzing Documents for Privilege [§7.20]
3. British Columbia Motor Vehicle Accident Claims Practice Manual (Current to: February 01 2026)
   • Chapter 4. Discovery
     • II. Document Discovery in Civil Actions [§4.2]
       • D. Document Discovery from Non-Parties [§4.17]
         • 4. Scope of Non-Party Document Production [§4.21]
           • c. The “Privilege” Test [§4.24]
4. Civil Appeal Handbook (Current to: February 01 2025)
   • Chapter 2. Standards of Review
     • VIII. Standard of Review Analysis: Specific Cases [§2.8]
       • X. Pre-Trial Procedural Orders [§2.54]
         • 5. Privilege Issues [§2.59]
5. Discovery Practice in British Columbia (Current to: January 15 2026)
   • Chapter 2. Document Discovery
     • IV. Document Discovery from Non-Parties [§2.70]
       • G. The Application for Production of a Document in the Possession of a Non-Party [§2.90]
         • 2. Attacking a Claim for Document Production Under SCCR, Rule 7-1(18) [§2.92]
           • a. Privilege [§2.93]
   • Chapter 4. Privilege in the Discovery Process
     • II. Categories of Privilege [§4.2]
       • A. Class or Blanket Privilege [§4.3]
         • 1. Legal Advice Privilege [§4.4]
     • III. Loss of Privilege [§4.30]
       • B. Involuntary or Inadvertent Disclosure [§4.42]
6. Family Law Sourcebook for British Columbia (Current to: October 15 2025)
   • Chapter 9. Discovery and Financial Disclosure in Family Law
     • VI. General Discovery Procedures Under the Supreme Court Family Rules [§9.9]
       • A. Rule 9-1: Discovery and Inspection of Documents [§9.10]
         • 1. The List of Documents [§9.11]
       • B. Rule 9-2: Examination for Discovery [§9.14]
7. Introducing Evidence at Trial: A British Columbia Handbook (Current to: September 01 2024)
   • Chapter 19. Privilege as an Evidentiary Rule
     • II. Is (or Was) the Evidence Privileged? [§19.2]
       • A. Privilege Involving Lawyers and Litigation [§19.3]
         • 1. Confidential Communications between Solicitor and Client: Solicitor-client Privilege [§19.4]
           • c. “Legal Advice” in the Solicitor-client Relationship [§19.7]
     • III. Has the Privilege Been Lost? [§19.28]
       • C. Inadvertent Disclosure [§19.31]