The court's inherent supervisory jurisdiction over solicitors as officers of the court to restrain them from acting in a particular case survives Prince Jefri Bolkiah v KPMG and is not confined to cases involving breach of confidence. The test is whether a fair-minded, reasonably informed member of the public would conclude that the proper administration of justice requires the solicitor's removal. A solicitor who is likely to be a material witness on contested issues and who has a potential personal interest in the outcome may be restrained from acting under this jurisdiction, even where no breach of confidence is alleged.
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