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  "heading": "Solicitor entering appearance etc.",
  "text": "(1) The solicitor for the appellant or the appellant, if unrepresented, must enter appearance within 7 days after the Clerk of Justiciary intimates that permission has been given in accordance with section 194ZF(2)(a) of the Act of 1995.\n(2) Appearance is entered by lodging Form 19E.4–A with the Clerk of Justiciary.\n(3) Where an appellant is represented by a solicitor who does not practise in Edinburgh, that solicitor may appoint a solicitor who practises in Edinburgh to carry out the duties of solicitor for the appellant.\n(4) If there is a change in representation of an appellant, the new solicitor for the appellant or the appellant, if unrepresented, must lodge Form 19E.4–B with the Clerk of Justiciary within 7 days of that change in representation.\n(5) A change in representation occurs where—\n(a) an unrepresented appellant instructs a solicitor;\n(b) an appellant dismisses the appellant’s solicitor and—\n(i) instructs another solicitor; or\n(ii) intends to conduct the appeal in person.",
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