Auckland Standards Committee 5 v Van Noort [2017] NZLCDT 21 [pdf, 286 KB]
...the practitioner faced was one where that conflict “screamed out” to him. There was no room for ambiguity. This was a personal transaction between himself and the client. [10] Counsel has referred to the decision of the English Court of Appeal in Longstaff v Birtles,1 where it was said: “ …..that in the context of the relationship the proposal gave rise to a situation in which the duty of the solicitors might conflict with their interest; and that they acted in breach of...