Duncan Thompson - SCC grants leave to appeal decision that client names and addresses generally are not privileged

The Supreme Court has given leave to appeal the Federal Court of Appeal's decision in Thompson.  This appeal engages the question of what is required before a client's personally identifying information is protected under solicitor-client privilege.

Scott Armstrong.  See current summary of Thompson v. MNR, 2013 DTC 5146 [at 6296], 2013 FCA 197, under s. 232(1) - Solicitor-Client Privilege.