Legal practitioner to notify that legal practitioner acts
1.07 Legal practitioner to notify that legal practitioner acts
A legal practitioner who commences to act for an accused or an appellant must as soon as possible after commencing so to act—
file with the Registrar a notice in Form 1A; and
serve a copy of the notice on all other parties to the criminal proceeding.
Note
Rule 1.07.1 sets out how paragraph (1) applies in criminal proceedings that come to the County Court on appeal from the Magistrates' Court or the Children's Court, or following a committal proceeding.
A legal practitioner who ceases to act for an accused or an appellant must as soon as possible after so ceasing to act—
file with the Registrar a notice in Form 1B; and
serve a copy of the notice on all other parties to the criminal proceeding.
Note
See also section 249 of the Criminal Procedure Act 2009.
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