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HOLDER PRIVILEGE [1 record]

Record 1 2013-08-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • PAJLO
  • Law of Evidence
CONT

A privilege is personal to its holder ... If the holder of a privilege voluntarily discloses the information there is no longer any reason for the privilege. (L.R.C., Report on Evidence, 1975, p. 77)

CONT

Ordinarily a privilege is held by a person, who can assert or waive it; depending on the privilege, another person may be under a duty to assert the privilege on behalf of the holder. (Fed./Prov. Task Force, p. 446)

French

Domaine(s)
  • PAJLO
  • Droit de la preuve
OBS

titulaire d'un privilège : terme normalisé par le Comité de normalisation dans le cadre du Programme national de l'administration de la justice dans les deux langues officielles (PAJLO).

Spanish

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