Is solicitor-client privilege waiver clear and unambiguous?

British Columbia, Canada


The following excerpt is from Hutchison v. Moore, 2016 BCSC 954 (CanLII):

Accordingly, any waiver of solicitor-client privilege must be "clear and unambiguous" Air Canada v. WestJet Airlines Ltd., [2006] O.J. No. 1797, [2006] O.T.C. 602 (Sup. Ct. J.) at para. 5.

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