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Saskatchewan Estate Litigation Update: Nelson v Wagner, 2021 SKQB 113

Saskatchewan Estate Litigation Update: Nelson v Wagner, 2021 SKQB 113

by Saskatchewan Estate Law Blog | May 12, 2021 | Challenges to Validity of Wills, SK Estate Law Blog

A very useful lesson comes in the recent Saskatchewan decision in Nelson v Wagner. The decision offers guidance on when a court will override claims of solicitor-client privilege, and disclose the file of the solicitor who dealt with a testator. In Nelson, the...
The “wills exception” to solicitor-client privilege

The “wills exception” to solicitor-client privilege

by Saskatchewan Estate Law Blog | Mar 19, 2021 | Issue involving Executors, SK Estate Law Blog

Solicitor-client privilege means communications between a lawyer and a client, are confidential. Thus, if a third party wants to see what a client told their lawyer when seeking advice, the court will not allow this. However, there exists a “wills exception” to...

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