Does the doctrine of privity apply in cases where there is no agency or trust?
British Columbia, Canada
The following excerpt is from District of Kitimat v. Alcan Inc., 2005 BCSC 44 (CanLII):
Courts have since Tweddle recognized some narrow exceptions to the doctrine of privity in cases where relationships of agency or trust exist: see, for example, New Zealand Shipping v. Satterthwaite, [1975] A.C. 154 (P.C). In the present case, however, the District does not assert any such relationship, nor does it seek to rely on such exceptions.
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