23-11-2018, 04:02 PM
James Lateer Wrote:Have not heard or seen anything on the outcome of the Canadian lawsuit concerning the Louis Bloomfield personal papers. Did I miss it?
James Lateer
Hi James:
Have finally had a chance to speak the archive's lawyers and the Quebec Law Society who have intervened in my case. The court assigned a prothonotary judge to my case and we had a teleconference. In it we discussed the legal issues involved with my case. The archives have based their case on the solicitor-client privilege. I told them that Bloomfield's papers are not subject to privilege. The prothonotary judge suggested that the archives review his papers to ensure that they are subject to privilege but I rejected that because they would, no doubt, arrive at the same decision they they did before. I did however agree to allow an independent third party, a lawyer who is not connected to either Justice Canada or the archives to review them. Archive's lawyers agreed to take my offer to their client. Next teleconference is on Nov. 30, and at this time I will find out what their response is.
John