Antongiovanni v. Phung, [2001] O.T.C. 907 (SupCtM)

• Court: Superior Court of Justice of Ontario (Canada)
• Case Date: October 10, 2001
• Jurisdiction: Ontario
• Citations: [2001] O.T.C. 907 (SupCtM)

Antongiovanni v. Phung, [2001] O.T.C. 907 (SupCtM)

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Temp. Cite: [2001] O.T.C. TBEd. DE.054

Maria Antongiovanni, Claudio Antongiovanni and Matthew Antongiovanni and David Antongiovanni by their litigation guardian Maria Antongiovanni v. A-Khau Phung

(Court File No. 96-CT-014845)

Indexed As: Antongiovanni v. Phung

Court of Ontario

Superior Court of Justice

Dash, Master

November 2, 2001.

Summary:

This headnote contains no summary.

Barristers and Solicitors - Topic 963

Duty to court - Undertakings - Respecting collateral use of discovery - See paragraphs 66 to 74.

Barristers and Solicitors - Topic 1616.1

Relationship with client - Conflict of interest - Where lawyer potential witness - See paragraphs 1 to 63.

Barristers and Solicitors - Topic 1617

Relationship with client - Conflict of interest - Situations not resulting in a conflict - See paragraphs 1 to 63.

Practice - Topic 4157

Discovery - General principles - Collateral use of discovery information (implied or deemed undertaking rule) - See paragraphs 66 to 74.

Cases Noticed:

MacDonald Estate v. Martin and Rossmere Holdings (1970) Ltd., [1990] 3 S.C.R. 1235; 121 N.R. 1; 70 Man.R.(2d) 241; 77 D.L.R.(4th) 249; [1991] 1 W.W.R. 705, refd to. [para. 15].

Urquhart et al. v. Jacklin et al., [1999] O.T.C. 2 (Sup. Ct.), revd. [2000] O.T.C. 18 (Sup. Ct.), refd to. [para. 26].

Urquhart v. Allen Estate - see Urquhart et al. v. Jacklin et al.

Peixeiro v. Haberman, [1997] 3 S.C.R. 549; 217 N.R. 371; 103 O.A.C. 161; 151 D.L.R.(4th) 429, refd to. [para. 38].

Ioannidis et al. v. Hawkings, [2001] O.T.C. 698; 2001 CarswellOnt 3238 (Sup. Ct.), refd to. [para. 40].

Goessell v. Black et al., [1998] O.T.C. Uned. 112; 1998 CarswellOnt 2633 (Gen. Div.), refd to. [para. 48].

Beausoleil v. Canadian General Insurance Co., [1993] O.J. No. 2200; DRS 94-02098 (Gen. Div.), refd to. [para. 64].

Roberts v. Davidson et al. (1991), 52 O.A.C. 317; 3 C.P.C.(3d) 64 (Div. Ct.), refd to. [para. 67].

Goodman v. Rossi (1995), 83 O.A.C. 38; 24 O.R.(3d) 359 (C.A.), refd to. [para. 67].

Reimer v. Christmas, [2001] O.T.C. 214 (Sup. Ct.), refd to. [para. 69].

Tanner v. Clark et al., [2001] O.T.C. 418 (Sup. Ct.), refd to. [para. 69].

Authors and Works Noticed:

Law Society of Upper Canada, Rules of Professional Conduct, rule 2.04 [paras. 18, 19]; rule 2.04(1) [para. 18]; rule 4.02(2) [para. 23]; rule 30.1.01(3) [para. 68].

Counsel:

William C. Wolfe, for the plaintiffs;

Sandi J. Smith, for the defendant.

This motion was heard on October 10, 2001, before Dash, Master, of the Ontario Superior Court. The following decision was endorsed on the record and released on November 2, 2001.

Please note: The following judgment has not been edited.