Court Procedures Rules 2006

This rule applies if—

a solicitor is on the record for a relevant party in a criminal appellate proceeding; and

the solicitor’s instructions to act for the party are ended before—

for an application for leave to appeal under this chapter—the application is decided; or

for an appeal under this chapter—judgment is given in the appeal.

The solicitor must—

file a notice stating that the solicitor is no longer acting for the relevant party; and

serve a stamped copy of the notice on each party to the proceeding (including the relevant party).

Note See approved form 5.1B (Criminal appellate proceeding—notice of solicitor no longer acting) AF2025-11.

The solicitor must file and serve the notice as soon as practicable, but not later than 14 days after the day the solicitor’s instructions are ended.