Anderson & Company v Pare

Decided: 2026-09-29. Docket: CACV4561. Citation: 2026 SKCA 107 (CanLII). Professional responsibility — Conflicts of interest — Lawyer as witness — Disqualification of counsel of record — Balancing integrity of justice system and counsel of choice — Adoption and application of the Essa test in Saskatchewan — Fair-minded, reasonably-informed public standard — Appeal dismissed | Professional responsibility — Disqualification — Lawyer as witness — Whether removal required where firm lawyers or staff likely will testify — Essa factors, likelihood of material evidence, stage of proceedings — Presumptive firm-wide conflict, failure to rebut — Proper administration of justice requiring removal — Appeal dismissed | Procedure — Appeals — Cross-appeal — Standing — Whether a party to the action may cr