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WAIVER PRIVILEGE [3 records]

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Record 1 2013-09-30

English

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

A failure by the holder to assert the [marital communications] privilege by objection, or a voluntary revelation by the holder of the communication, or of a material part, is a waiver.(McCormick, p. 170)

OBS

Legal professional privilege may always be waived by the client, although a waiver with regard to conversations does not entail a waiver with regard to documents.... Nor is a waiver of the privilege attaching to medical reports to be inferred from the acceptance of the opposite party's unconditional production of his medical report.(Cross, p. 288-9)

French

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

abandon de 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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Record 2 2005-09-01

English

Subject field(s)
  • Health Law
  • Tort Law (common law)
CONT

The family physician must obtain consent from every patient for every procedure except for a few clearly defined areas :"Emergency, ""Waiver, ""Therapeutic Privilege, ""Immaterial Risks, "and "Generally Known Risks. "

OBS

immaterial risks: term usually used in the plural.

Key term(s)
  • immaterial risk

French

Domaine(s)
  • Droit de la santé
  • Droit des délits (common law)
CONT

Une [ ... ] classification formulée dans la jurisprudence et la doctrine américaine, est celle des risques importants et peu importants.

OBS

risques peu importants : terme habituellement utilisé au pluriel

Key term(s)
  • risque peu important
  • aléas peu importants
  • aléa peu important

Spanish

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Record 3 2001-04-06

English

Subject field(s)
  • Penal Law
CONT

In order to allow the authorized person the option of seeking the client 's waiver of privilege, the solicitor would be required to provide the authorized person with the client 's name and address.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Droit pénal
CONT

Pour permettre à l'agent autorisé de demander la levée du secret professionnel au client, l'avocat serait tenu de lui fournir le nom et l'adresse du client.

Spanish

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