Global InformationCanadian National Railway Co v McKercher LLP information
| Canadian National Railway Co v McKercher LLP | |
|---|---|
 Supreme Court of Canada | |
| Hearing: 24 January 2013 Judgment: 5 July 2013 | |
| Full case name | Canadian National Railway Company v. McKercher LLP and Gordon Wallace |
| Citations | 2013 SCC 39 |
| Docket No. | 34545 [1] |
| Prior history | APPEAL from Wallace v Canadian Pacific Railway, 2011 SKCA 108 (28 September 2011), setting aside Wallace v. Canadian Pacific Railway, 2009 SKQB 369 (21 September 2009) |
| Ruling | Appeal allowed; case remanded to court of first instance for final determination |
| Holding | |
| The bright-line rule concerning a duty of loyalty by a lawyer to his client, first stated in R. v. Neil, applies in this matter, and disqualification may be necessary to maintain the repute of the administration of justice | |
| Court membership | |
| Chief Justice | Beverley McLachlin |
| Puisne Justices | Louis LeBel, Morris Fish, Rosalie Abella, Marshall Rothstein, Thomas Cromwell, Michael Moldaver, Andromache Karakatsanis, Richard Wagner |
| Reasons given | |
| Unanimous reasons by | McLachlin CJ |
Canadian National Railway Co v McKercher LLP[2] is a significant case of the Supreme Court of Canada that consolidated Canadian jurisprudence on conflicts of interest in the legal profession.
- ^ SCC Case Information - Docket 34545 Supreme Court of Canada
- ^ Canadian National Railway Co. v. McKercher LLP, 2013 SCC 39 (5 July 2013)