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51Legal practitioner ceasing to act
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51 Legal practitioner ceasing to act
If a legal practitioner ceases to act for a party in a committal proceeding, the legal practitioner must as soon as possible—
(a) file a notice in the Court that the legal practitioner has ceased to act in Form 25A; and
(b) serve a copy of the notice on the informant and the DPP or other person or body authorised at law to prosecute in the committal proceeding.
Part 2—Service