11 Oct 2013
YAO WEI HE v JIANWEN HUANG [2013] NZHC 2665
- Citation
- [2013] NZHC 2665
- Court
- High Court
The solicitor was disqualified because he had acted for the defendant on the transaction in issue, held confidential information (including oral disclosures), had already disclosed some confidential material and demonstrated disregard for his duty of confidentiality, creating a real and appreciable risk of further misuse; the conflict should have been apparent and the balance of interests favoured protecting the former client's confidentiality over the plaintiff's choice of counsel.