Is there any absolute privilege attached to a June 3 e-mail?
British Columbia, Canada
The following excerpt is from Michie v. Guthrie-Waters, 2012 BCSC 793 (CanLII):
The defendant submits that the June 3 e-mail is subject to the absolute privilege that attaches to evidence which a witness might give in contemplated proceedings. The defendant relies on this so-called “witness immunity rule” and the decision of this Court in Workum v. Olnick, 2005 BCSC 1262, aff’d at 2006 BCCA 528.
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