«People will now invoke litigation privilege
when syndics want to investigate matters,» said Leduc, an administrative law expert who co-founded the Montreal law firm co-founder of Mercier Leduc LLP.
The case dates back to January 2011
when the syndic, or investigating officer, of the Chambre de l'assurance de dommages, a provincial regulatory body that oversees the damage insurance and claims adjustment sector, opened an investigation into the conduct of an insurance adjuster working for Aviva and asked the insurer to provide its files on the adjuster.
Not exact matches
«What will happen the day
when a lawyer says he is relying on this Quebec Court of Appeal ruling to refuse to provide documents to a
syndic because it is covered by litigation privilege?»