Does standing exist where the attorney and non-client party have some sort of confidential or fiduciary relationship?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from Redstone v. Superior Court of L. A. Cnty., No. B288954 (Cal. App. 2018):
Standing may thus exist where the attorney and non-client moving party had "some sort of confidential or fiduciary relationship" that runs the risk of "the actual or potential disclosure of confidential information." (Dino v. Pelayo (2006) 145 Cal.App.4th 347, 353 [no standing where movants
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