(1) A party may, at any stage of a proceeding and without an order, appoint another solicitor in place of the solicitor then acting for the party.
(2) If a party appoints another solicitor, the newly appointed solicitor must—
(a) file a notice of the change of solicitor; and
(b) serve a stamped copy of the notice on all other active parties and the party's former solicitor.
Note See approved form 2.75 (Notice of change of solicitor) AF2006-320
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(3) The notice must state the party's address for service.
(4) The party's former solicitor remains the solicitor on the record until the newly appointed solicitor complies with subrule (2).