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High Court Pronounces on Lawyer’s Duty to Avoid Conflict of Interest.
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High Court Pronounces on Lawyer’s Duty to Avoid Conflict of Interest.

“Having sued the 2nd Respondent in the substantive application, is Mr. Zwennes [a lawyer] saying that he must, as a solicitor for the 2nd Respondent, be also permitted to enter an appearance and defend the 2nd Respondent in the same suit?”, a commercial high court judge quizzed in a recent dispute over who was entitled to represent a...