The defendants brought a motion for directions and a temporary sealing order to protect solicitor-client privileged information that the plaintiff had filed publicly in her motion records and statements of claim.
The plaintiff opposed, arguing the privilege was waived and emphasizing the open court principle.
The court granted the defendants' motion, ordering the expungement of the publicly filed documents and their replacement with redacted versions, pending a determination on the merits of the privilege waiver issue.
The court found that protecting solicitor-client privilege, a fundamental public interest, outweighed the plaintiff's temporary interest in publicizing the information.