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Inquiry into the Conduct of a Claims Adjuster – Application of Litigation Privilege in respect of the Syndic

March 2017 Donati Maisonneuve,

Lizotte v. Aviva, Compagnie d’assurance du Canada, 2016 SCC 52

The Supreme Court was called to rule again on litigation privilege. The Court had to examine whether the concept applied to the appellant, the assistant syndic of the Chambre de l’assurance de dommages (“the Syndic”), in the context of an investigation into the wrongful professional conduct of a claims adjuster.