What description does solicitor-client privilege need?
British Columbia, Canada
The following excerpt is from Hov v. School District No. 43 and another, 2017 BCHRT 162 (CanLII):
While the case law is assiduous with regard to protecting solicitor-client privilege, it still requires a description that is sufficient to identify the privilege while not violating the sanctity of the privilege itself. See Saric v. Toronto-Dominion Bank, 1999 BCCA 459, at para. 12.
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