Liatos and Silid (No.2)

In *Liatos and Silid (No.2)*, Barry J of the Supreme Court of New South Wales considered an application by the applicant seeking to restrain the respondent's solicitor from acting in the proceedings. The applicant also sought the transfer of the proceedings to the Supreme Court of New South Wales and an extension of time to file a Notice Disputing Costs.

The primary legal issue before the court was whether the respondent's solicitor should be restrained from acting for the respondent due to a conflict of interest. Related to this, the court also considered the applicant's applications for the transfer of proceedings and an extension of time to file a Notice Disputing Costs.

Barry J determined that the respondent's solicitor should be restrained from acting for the respondent. The court's reasoning, though not detailed in the provided text, led to the conclusion that a conflict of interest warranted this restraint. The court also made orders regarding the costs associated with these applications.

The court ordered that the respondent pay the costs of the applicant's solicitor in relation to the application to restrain the solicitor, fixed at $2,750. Furthermore, the respondent was ordered to pay the applicant's costs for the failed application to transfer the proceedings to the Supreme Court of New South Wales and for the application for an extension of time to file a Notice Disputing Costs, with these costs to be agreed or assessed.