Mourtada v. Saleh et al., [2001] O.T.C. 384 (SupCtM)

• Court: Superior Court of Justice of Ontario (Canada)
• Case Date: May 02, 2001
• Jurisdiction: Ontario
• Citations: [2001] O.T.C. 384 (SupCtM)

Mourtada v. Saleh, [2001] O.T.C. 384 (SupCtM)

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Temp. Cite: [2001] O.T.C. TBEd. MY.101

Nizar Mourtada v. Zaid Abu Saleh et al.

(Court File No. 00-CV-200144CM)

Indexed As: Mourtada v. Saleh et al.

Court of Ontario

Superior Court of Justice

Egan, Master

May 8, 2001.

Summary:

This headnote contains no summary.

Barristers and Solicitors - Topic 787

Duty to court - Disqualification of counsel - Grounds - See paragraphs 1 to 58.

Barristers and Solicitors - Topic 1601

Relationship with client - Conflict of interest - General - See paragraphs 22 to 24.

Barristers and Solicitors - Topic 1617

Relationship with client - Conflict of interest - Situations not resulting in a conflict - See paragraphs 25 to 58.

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. 22].

Moffat et al. v. Wetstein et al. (1996), 4 O.T.C. 364; 29 O.R.(3d) 371 (Gen. Div.), refd to. [para. 22].

781332 Ontario Inc. v. Mortgage Insurance Co. of Canada (1991), 3 C.P.C.(3d) 33 (Ont. Gen. Div.), refd to. [para. 22].

Alberta (Treasury Branches) v. Leahy (1998), 223 A.R. 113 (C.A.), refd to. [para. 22].

Transamerica Life Insurance Co. of Canada v. Seward et al. (1997), 36 O.T.C. 92; 33 O.R.(3d) 604 (Gen. Div.), refd to. [para. 22].

Chapman et al. v. 3M Canada Inc. et al. (1995), 25 O.R.(3d) 658 (Gen. Div.), refd to. [para. 22].

Essa (Township) v. Guergis; Membury v. Hill (1993), 15 O.R.(3d) 573 (Div. Ct.), refd to. [para. 22].

Shaughnessy Brothers Investments Ltd. v. Lakehead Trailer Park (1985) Ltd. (1987), 63 O.R.(2d) 225 (H.C.), refd to. [para. 22].

Booth et al. v. Huxter (1994), 69 O.A.C. 1; 16 O.R.(3d) 528 (Div. Ct.), refd to. [para. 22].

Manville Canada Inc. v. Ladner Downs (1992), 88 D.L.R.(4th) 208 (B.C.S.C.), affd. (1993), 25 B.C.A.C. 121; 43 W.A.C. 121 (C.A.), refd to. [para. 22].

Kazman v. Bocian, [1989] O.J. No. 116 (H.C.), refd to. [para. 22].

Everingham et al. v. Ontario et al. (1992), 54 O.A.C. 215; 8 O.R.(3d) 121 (Div. Ct.), refd to.[para. 22].

Authors and Works Noticed:

Law Society of Upper Canada, Rules of Professional Conduct, generally [para. 23]; rules 2.04(1) [para. 24]; 2.04(2), 2.04(3) [para. 24 et seq.]; 2.04(6), 2.04(7), 2.04(8) [para. 24]; 5 [para. 53].

Counsel:

Gavin MacKenzie, for the plaintiff and Victor Freidin, Q.C.;

Michael J. Hackl, for the defendants.

This motion was heard on April 5 and May 2, 2001, before Egan, Master, of the Ontario Superior Court. The following decision was endorsed on the record and released on May 8, 2001.

Please note: The following judgment has not been edited.