Norman’s lawyers argue it has been improperly applied on some documents and should be lifted by the judge. In their application, Norman’s lawyers included a chart outlining 36 documents on which they’re seeking to lift the redactions. The emails were sent in the days after Norman’s lawyers filed their subpoenas for government records, called a third-party records application. “I would say that these requests necessarily would involve giving legal advice,” Hill responded. But Hill argued that the redaction portions are still “inflected” with legal advice, and are thus privileged.

Source: National Post April 16, 2019 23:52 UTC