PART 5

INCIDENTAL PROCEDURE: STANDARD PROCEDURES
CHAPTER 17

WITHDRAWAL OF SOLICITORS

Giving notice of withdrawal to the Court
17.2
1
Where a solicitor withdraws from acting on behalf of a party, the solicitor must give notice in writing to the Clerk and to every other party.
2
Paragraph (1) does not apply if the solicitor withdraws from acting at a hearing in the presence of the other parties or their representatives.
3
Paragraph (4) applies if a solicitor who withdraws from acting is aware that the address of the party for whom the solicitor acted has changed from that specified in the instance of the note of appeal or answers to the note of appeal.
4
The solicitor must disclose to the Clerk and every other party the last known address of the party for whom the solicitor acted.
Rule 17.2 in force at 1.1.2016, see rule 1.1(2)