Can a solicitor be removed from the record because of a conflict of interest?
British Columbia, Canada
The following excerpt is from Gaylor v. Galiano Trading Co. Ltd., 1996 CanLII 3547 (BC SC):
12 In that case, Allan J. noted Martin v. McDonald Estate (Grey) 1990 CanLII 32 (SCC), [1991] 1 W.W.R. 705 and, while finding it distinguishable, stressed at p. 3 that the case: . . . underscores the court's jurisdiction to preserve the integrity of our system of justice by exercising its inherent jurisdiction to remove from the record solicitors who have a conflict of interest or who give the appearance of a conflict of interest.
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