Order reversed on the law without costs and motion denied.
Memorandum:
Supreme Court erred in granting the motion of respondents to disqualify counsel for petitioner in various tax certiorari proceedings. The party seeking to disqualify an attorney or law firm must establish that there was a prior attorney-client relationship and that the former and current representations are both adverse and substantially related (Solow v Grace & Co.,
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