Wong and Shen and Ors

In *Wong and Shen and Ors*, heard by Judge Roberts, the applicant husband sought orders restraining Ziran Guo and GR Lawyers from continuing to act for the respondents. The dispute concerned the respondents' legal representation in ongoing property proceedings between the parties.

The central legal issue before the court was whether Ziran Guo and GR Lawyers should be disqualified from acting for the respondents due to a conflict of interest. This required the court to consider the nature of the retainer and whether it created a situation where the legal representatives could not act impartially or were privy to confidential information relevant to the proceedings.

Judge Roberts found that a conflict of interest did exist, necessitating the disqualification of Ziran Guo and GR Lawyers. The court ordered that Ziran Guo and GR Lawyers be restrained from continuing to act for any of the respondents in the proceedings. Additionally, the respondent wife was ordered to pay the applicant husband's costs of the application, fixed at $3,242, to be paid at the conclusion of the property matters.