What are the leading principles on disqualifying conflicts of interest on the basis of misuse of confidential information?
Ontario, Canada
The following excerpt is from Performance Diversified Fund v Flatiron GP Group, 2016 ONSC 1133 (CanLII):
After setting out the relevant facts, D.M. Brown J. discussed the governing legal principles with respect to disqualifying conflicts of interest on the basis of misuse of confidential information. The motions judge relied upon the relevant authorities, including the leading principles as set out in MacDonald Estate v. Martin, 1990 CanLII 32 (SCC), [1990] 3 S.C.R. 1235.
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