(New Zealand High Court) The claimant sought an order to restrain her former solicitors from acting against her in a matter for a new client.
Held: There may be a jurisdiction for a court to exercise its inherent control over solicitors to prevent them continuing to act for one client where they had formerly acted for two together.
Citations:
[2006] NZHC 598
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Jurisdiction:
England and Wales
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Cited – Winters v Mishcon De Reya ChD 15-Oct-2008
The claimant sought an injunction to prevent the defendant firm of solicitors acting for his employers against him. He said that they possessed information confidential to him having acted for him in a similar matter previously. The solicitors . .
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Updated: 04 December 2022; Ref: scu.276933