R v Gruenke
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R v Gruenke [1991] 3 S.C.R. 263 is a leading Supreme Court of Canada decision on privilege. The court developed a case-by-case test for determining if a communication is privileged. Prior to the test, only communications that fell into one of narrow set of privilege classes could gain protection from being submitted in a court of law.
Quick Facts R v Gruenke, Hearing: May 10, 1991 Judgment: October 24, 1991 ...
R v Gruenke | |
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Hearing: May 10, 1991 Judgment: October 24, 1991 | |
Full case name | Adele Rosemary Gruenke v Her Majesty The Queen |
Citations | [1991] 3 S.C.R. 263 |
Prior history | Appeal from the Manitoba Court of Appeal |
Ruling | Gruenke appeal dismissed |
Court membership | |
Chief Justice: Antonio Lamer Puisne Justices: Bertha Wilson, Gérard La Forest, Claire L'Heureux-Dubé, John Sopinka, Charles Gonthier, Peter Cory, Beverley McLachlin, William Stevenson | |
Reasons given | |
Majority | Lamer, joined by La Forest, Sopinka, Cory, McLachlin, Stevenson, and Iacobucci |
Concurrence | L'Heureux-Dubé, joined by Gonthier |
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