Is there a disqualifying conflict of interest in a medical malpractice case?
Nova Scotia, Canada
The following excerpt is from Transcanada Pipelines Ltd. v. Nova Scotia (Attorney General), 2000 CanLII 2055 (NS SC):
Sopinka, J. dealt with the issue of consent in Martin v. Gray, at p. 267: ... Is there a disqualifying conflict of interest? In this regard, it must be stressed that this conclusion is predicated on the fact that the client does not consent to but is objecting to the retainer which gives rise to the alleged conflict.
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