Advertisement
If you have a new account but are having problems posting or verifying your account, please email us on hello@boards.ie for help. Thanks :)
Hello all! Please ensure that you are posting a new thread or question in the appropriate forum. The Feedback forum is overwhelmed with questions that are having to be moved elsewhere. If you need help to verify your account contact hello@boards.ie
Hi there,
There is an issue with role permissions that is being worked on at the moment.
If you are having trouble with access or permissions on regional forums please post here to get access: https://www.boards.ie/discussion/2058365403/you-do-not-have-permission-for-that#latest

Would this amount to a conflict of interest

  • 17-11-2020 1:48pm
    #1
    Hogzy
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,544 ✭✭✭


    If a defendant's solicitor is known personally to a plaintiff does that amount to a conflict of interest? Should that solicitor then renounce working on that particular matter?

    For example Mr X (the plaintiff) is taking a case for breach of contract against a company (defendant). The company is represented by a firm of solicitors. A solicitor with that firm knows the plaintiff directly (lets call her Mrs Y), in fact her husband and the Mr X (the plaintiff) are close friends. Prior to any dispute with the company Mr X discussed a lot of facts that would be quite pertinent to the case with the husband of the solicitor for the defendant. Those facts could be prejudicial to the Mr X if the defendant was aware of them through Mrs Y.

    If Mrs Y is in fact working on the file then would this amount to a conflict of interest? Should the solicitor for the defendant step back from the case and have another solicitor from the firm work it instead?


Advertisement