Published: July 11, 2023
The question, however, is whether legal privilege also applies to a document that implements, or that was prepared in accordance with, the legal advice in the tax memorandum. This very issue lay at the centre of BMO Nesbitt Burns Inc. v Canada, 2023 FCA 43. The BMO Nesbitt Burns decision draws a distinction between legal advice and end-product documents.
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