6ADiscovery of documents

6A Discovery of documents

A party required to give discovery who has or has had in his or her possession, custody or power more than one copy, however made, of a particular document is not required to give discovery of additional copies by reason only of the fact that the original or any other copy is discoverable.

7 Absence of privilege

(1) Except with the leave of the Court, a party to any proceeding in the Court may not claim privilege from production of any document on the ground that it relates solely to and does not tend to impeach the party’s own case and does not relate to or tend to support the case of any opposing party.

(2) Leave under subrule (1) shall not be granted except for special cause.

(3) Any application to the Court for leave under subrule (1) may be made without serving notice of the motion.

(4) The Court may, at any stage of the proceeding, order a party to produce a document to any other party notwithstanding that leave under subrule (1) has been granted and privilege claimed in respect of that document.