The plaintiff brought a motion to remove the defendants' law firm from the record due to a conflict of interest.
The law firm had previously represented the plaintiff in labour and employment matters, during which it received confidential information relevant to the current litigation involving alleged employee poaching by the defendants.
The court found that the law firm received relevant confidential information, the matters were sufficiently related, and the confidentiality screens implemented were inadequate.
The motion to remove the law firm was granted to preserve public confidence in the administration of justice.
