OTTAWA – The Supreme Court of Canada will hear a case that pits lawyer-client confidentiality against the need to track terrorist financing.
The high court has granted the federal government leave to appeal a unanimous ruling by British Columbia’s top court.
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The B.C. Court of Appeal ruled that lawyers should remain exempt from portions of the federal government’s Proceeds of Crimes and Terrorist Financing Act.
The legislation ordered lawyers and financial institutions, among others, to keep records on money transactions in an attempt to stop terrorists and criminals from laundering cash.
All 14 of the country`s laws societies joined in the lower court challenge.
As usual the Supreme Court gave no reasons for its decision to hear the case.
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