Whose privilege is it? Question 3 August 19, 2011 Be it resolved that solicitor-client privilege should be extended to non-lawyer professionals, including paralegals.
Whose Privilege is It? Question 2 August 19, 2011 Be it resolved that the exceptions to solicitor-client privilege should be expanded to include reasonable belief of financial harm.
Whose privilege is it? Question 1 August 19, 2011 Be it resolved that solicitor-client privilege should not be available to corporations or government.
A Checklist for In-house Counsel Strategies to Protect Solicitor-Client Privilege* April 11, 2011 A Checklist for In-house Counsel Strategies to Protect Solicitor-Client Privilege: Best practices
Solicitor & Client Privilege: A brief perspective from in-house counsel April 11, 2011 A brief perspective from in-house counsel by Robert Patzelt, General Counsel, Scotia Investments Limited.
Solicitor-Client Privilege in Canada: Challenges for the 21st Century February 16, 2011 This 2011 report, authored by University of Ottawa Law Professor Adam Dodek, takes stock of the state of solicitor-client privilege in Canada and internationally, and identifies challenges and opportunities for the CBA.
Assurance and Related Services Guideline August 16, 2010 Communications with law firms under new accounting and auditing standards.
Code of Professional Conduct (2009) January 28, 2010 The CBA Code of Professional Conduct guided ethical standards in the Canadian legal profession for nearly a century.
Conflicts of Interest: Final Report, Recommendations and Toolkit August 11, 2008 This report is the result of a tremendous, perhaps unprecedented, cooperative effort among lawyers and law firms from across Canada, brought together by a desire to find solutions to the conflicts dilemmas faced in their varied practices.
Practical difficulties with today’s conflict of interest rules October 10, 2007 A Consultation Paper prepared by the CBA Task Force on Conflicts of Interest.