What is the test for an apparent conflict of interest?
Ontario, Canada
The following excerpt is from Cooper (Re), 2018 ONMIC 29 (CanLII):
The objective test for apparent conflict of interest is set out below: [An apparent conflict of interest…] “exists when there is a reasonable apprehension, which reasonably well-informed persons could properly have, that a conflict of interest exists.” (Stevens v. Canada (Attorney General) 2004 FC 1746)
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