What is the effect of obtaining confidential information about a party’s financial affairs from a lawyer?
Ontario, Canada
The following excerpt is from Cy Rheault Construction Ltd. v. Danark Enterprises Limited, 2018 ONSC 3016 (CanLII):
The observation in Moffat v. Wetsetin, supra, regarding legitimate concerns being raised when a lawyer has acquired confidential information regarding a party’s financial and business affairs, and that lawyer subsequently purports to act against that party, is applicable here.
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