(1)

A lawyer for a party may withdraw from the record in a proceeding by filing a notice of withdrawal 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:

(a)

state the lawyer's intention to withdraw; and

(b)

state that, if the client does not appoint another lawyer or file and serve a notice of address for service within 7 days, the party may not be served with documents in the proceeding.

(4)

A lawyer may serve a party with a notice of intention to withdraw by posting it to the residential or business 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.