Where a solicitor acts concurrently for a party to litigation and for a company related to the opposing party, the court will not restrain the solicitor from acting where the complainant knowingly consented to the concurrent retainers, the work for the related company was mainly routine, and no specific confidential information has been identified with sufficient precision. The case distinguishes the 'concurrent retainer' scenario from the traditional 'changing sides' scenario. The court left open the possibility that the position may need to be reconsidered when the issues in the proceeding are more clearly defined.
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