Article 17 Notification of changes in circumstances

(1)

Without prejudice to rule 8(3) an applicant or assisted person shall forthwith inform his solicitor of—

(a)

any material change in his financial circumstances; and

(b)

any other change in the circumstances of his case which he has reason to believe might affect the terms or continuation of the certificate, and

an applicant’s or assisted person’s solicitor who receives any such information from the applicant or assisted person or otherwise shall forthwith report that information to the Commission.

(2)

Without prejudice to paragraph (1), where a solicitor who has acted or is acting for an assisted person is—

(a)

aware that the assisted person has died or has had a bankruptcy order made against him; or

(b)

satisfied that the proceedings or the part of the proceedings to which the certificate relates have or has been disposed of or completed,

he shall forthwith report those matters to the Commission.