Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2023C00085:front:0:p27
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2023C00085
Segment Type: other
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Character Range: 64544–67049

a party acts in person in a proceeding and later appoints a lawyer, the lawyer must, as soon as practicable, file and serve notice of the appointment on each other party.
 (2) If a party appoints a lawyer and later decides to act in person, the party must, as soon as practicable, file and serve notice of acting in person on the lawyer and each other party.
 (3) The party's former lawyer remains the lawyer on the record until the party serves the notice on the former lawyer.
 (4) Notice under this rule must contain details of an address for service in accordance with the approved form.

9.02  Change of lawyer
 (1) A party may, at any stage in a proceeding, appoint another lawyer in place of the lawyer then acting for the party.
 (2) The newly appointed lawyer must, as soon as practicable, file and serve on each other party and the party's former lawyer notice of the appointment.
 (3) The party's former lawyer remains the lawyer on the record until the newly appointed lawyer has complied with subrule (2).
 (4) Notice under this rule must contain details of an address for service in accordance with the approved form.

9.03  Withdrawal as lawyer
 (1) A lawyer for a party may withdraw from the record in a proceeding by filing a notice of withdrawal, in accordance with the approved form, and serving the notice on each other party.
 (2) However, a lawyer may not file or serve a notice of withdrawal without leave of the Court unless the lawyer has, not less than 7 days before filing the notice, served a notice of intention to withdraw on the party for whom the lawyer is acting.
 (3) A notice of intention to withdraw must be in accordance with the approved form.
 (4) A lawyer may serve a notice of intention to withdraw on a party by:
 (a) posting it to the residential or business address of the party last known to the lawyer; or
 (b) emailing it to the email address of the party last known to the lawyer.
 (5) If a party's lawyer withdraws from the record, the party's last known residential or business address is the address for service until:
 (a) the party appoints another lawyer; or
 (b) the party files a notice of address for service.
Note: If a party's address for service changes for any reason during a proceeding, the party must file a notice of address for service (see rule 6.02).

9.04  Corporation must be represented
  Except as provided by or under an Act or regulations made under an Act, or with the leave of the Court, a corporation may not start or carry on a