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Legal update: common interest privilege in commercial transactions

By Rowan Weaver on March 14, 2018 Posted in M&A, Uncategorized

On March 6, 2018, the Federal Court of Appeal reversed the decision of the Federal Court of Canada in Iggillis Holdings Inc v Canada (National Revenue). As we discussed in a previous post, the trial court decision in Iggillis Holdings had called into question the availability of common interest privilege in commercial transactions. The trial … Continue reading

Federal court on common interest privilege: information shared in a transaction no longer protected

By Nader Hasan (Toronto) on March 2, 2017 Posted in M&A

During commercial transactions, it is common for parties to a transaction to share documents and information that each party’s respective counsel had prepared in relation to the transaction. These documents or information typically concern matters that, upon sharing with the other parties, would assist in the completion of the transaction, such as the steps, procedure … Continue reading