legal-terms legal-concepts
Are perceived conflict of interests fairly subjective?
<p>Are perceived conflict of interests fairly subjective? What can encourage an attorney to recuse themselves from a case or client while another might not?</p>

<p>Is a court of law the final authority on what constitutes a perceived conflict of interest?</p>

<p><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conflict_of_interest" rel="nofollow">Conflict of Interest</a> in a legal sense is <em>not</em> subjective: if in the circumstances a reasonable person would identify a conflict of interest then there is a conflict of interest.</p>

<p>Legally, <em>reasonable</em> is an objective standard. Practically, different people will draw the line of <em>reasonable</em> at different points.</p>

<p>As always, a court will only intervene if there is a dispute (people can agree that there is or is not a conflict of interest) and the parties ask it to. If it does, then it has the final word on what is <em>reasonable</em>.</p>
