What is the test for confidence in the administration of justice when lawyers attack their clients or former clients?
British Columbia, Canada
The following excerpt is from Sandhu v. Mangat, 2018 BCCA 454 (CanLII):
The chambers judge held that confidence in the administration of justice could not be maintained “where lawyers attack their clients or former clients in related matters” (at para. 30, citing Greater Vancouver Regional District v. Melville, 2007 BCCA 410 at para. 21 [GVRD]) and concluded:
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