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2803Change of solicitor
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2803 Change of solicitor
(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
(2) If a party appoints another solicitor, the newly appointed solicitor
(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.
(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).