What is the test for disqualifying counsel on the grounds of a conflict of interest?
Saskatchewan, Canada
The following excerpt is from Millhouse v Millhouse, 2012 SKQB 499 (CanLII):
In MacDonald Estate v. Martin, 1990 CanLII 32 (SCC), [1990] 3 S.C.R. 1235, the guiding authority on the issue, the tests for disqualifying counsel on the grounds of a conflict of interest are as follows at para. 45:
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