Federal lawyers have signalled a partial surrender in their fight with Vice-Admiral Mark Norman's lawyers to keep the contents of some federal documents and memos secret during his trial. His lawyers have for months been fighting for access to federal documents. The federal government has claimed the documents are blacked out to protect solicitor-client privilege and because they contain cabinet secrets. The application said "solicitor-client privilege" is defined in law as communication between a lawyer and a client for the purpose of giving legal advice. Federal lawyers argued in their written submission that there was nothing relevant to Norman's defence behind the black ink.

Source: CBC News April 16, 2019 18:11 UTC