What is the test for the assurance of silence of a solicitor?
Alberta, Canada
The following excerpt is from Bre-X Minerals Ltd. (Re) (Trustee of), 1998 ABQB 1083 (CanLII):
Solosky v. The Queen, 1979 CanLII 9 (SCC), [1980] 1 S.C.R. 821 held that the assurance of silence is the foundation for the unique relationship of solicitor and client - - “a fundamental civil and legal right” (at 839).
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