Can a motion judge order the removal of counsel?
Ontario, Canada
The following excerpt is from Lepan v. Lofranco, 2021 ONSC 1757 (CanLII):
An order seeking the removal of counsel is discretionary. A discretionary decision of a motion judge will be reversible where that judge misdirected themselves, came to a decision that is so clearly wrong that it amounts to an injustice, or gave no or insufficient weight to relevant considerations: see Ontario v. Chartis Insurance Co. of Canada, 2016 ONSC 43, 347 O.A.C. 43 (Div. Ct.), at para 11, aff’d 2017 ONCA 59. Conflict of Interest
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