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R v Rutigliano: Solicitor-Client Privilege and Abuse of Process

How are courts to deal with instances where solicitor-client privilege and the right to full answer and defence – both principles of fundamental justice, protected under section 7 of the Charter – come into conflict?  More specifically, can solicitor-client privilege between the Crown and police be abrogated in a criminal proceeding, so that the accused […]