An opposing party has no standing to seek disqualification of the other side's solicitors on the ground of potential conflicts of interest between co-defendants; that is a matter for the co-defendants themselves. Disqualification on the ground of potential misuse of confidential information requires a prior solicitor-client relationship between the applicant and the solicitor sought to be disqualified, and the test is whether there is a real and sensible possibility of misuse of confidential information.
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