Date: 20010308

     Docket: A-405-00

     Neutral citation: 2001 FCA 55

CORAM:      RICHARD C.J.

         STRAYER J.A.

         SHARLOW J.A.

B E T W E E N:

     KIRKBI AG and LEGO CANADA INC.

     Appellants

     -- and --

     RITVIK HOLDINGS INC./GESTIONS RITVIK INC.

     and RITVIK TOYS INC./JOUETS RITVIK INC.

     Respondents

Heard at Ottawa, Ontario on Thursday, March 8, 2001     

JUDGMENT delivered from the Bench at Ottawa, Ontario on Thursday, March 8, 2001

REASONS FOR JUDGMENT BY:      STRAYER J.A.

     Date: 20010308

     Docket: A-405-00

     Neutral citation: 2001 FCA 55

                                

C O R A M:      RICHARD C.J.

         STRAYER J.A.

         SHARLOW J.A.

B E T W E E N:

     KIRKBI AG and LEGO CANADA INC.

     Appellants

     -- and --

     RITVIK HOLDINGS INC./GESTIONS RITVIK INC.

     and RITVIK TOYS INC./JOUETS RITVIK INC.

     Respondents

     REASONS FOR JUDGMENT

     (Delivered from the Bench at Ottawa, Ontario

     Thursday, March 8, 2001)

STRAYER J.A.

[1]      We are of the view that the order of the Motions judge should be confirmed and the appeal dismissed.

[2]      The permitted scope of examination for discovery relevant to this situation is stated in Rule 240(a), namely that the party examined must answer any question that

(a)      is relevant to any unadmitted allegation of fact in a pleading filed by the party being examined or by the examining party.

The relevant allegations here are those found in paragraphs 41 to 44 of the amended statement of defence. They simply allege that certain communications were made by the plaintiffs (appellants) to the defendants (respondents) and that the defendants (respondents) relied on these communications. There is no allegation as to advice the defendants' (respondents') lawyers may have given them in respect of these communications, and therefore there was no implied waiving of solicitor-client privileges in the pleadings.

[3]      Further, we are satisfied that there was no waiver of solicitor-client privileges during the course of examination for discovery of the defendants' (respondents') representative.

[4]      The appeal will therefore be dismissed with costs to the respondents here and in the Trial Division.

                                 (s) "B.L. Strayer"

                                         J.A.