{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/court-of-protection-rules-2017/part-18/rule-18.3",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/court-of-protection-rules-2017/part-18/rule-18.3.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/2017/1035",
  "legislation_title": "The Court of Protection Rules 2017",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/court-of-protection-rules-2017",
  "path": "part/18/rule/18.3",
  "kind": "rule",
  "number": "18.3",
  "heading": "Order that a solicitor has ceased to act",
  "text": "(1) A solicitor may apply for an order declaring that he or she has ceased to be the solicitor acting for a party.\n(2) Where an application is made under this rule—\n(a) the solicitor must serve the application notice on the party for whom the solicitor is acting, unless the court directs otherwise; and\n(b) the application must be supported by evidence.\n(3) Where the court makes an order that a solicitor has ceased to act, the solicitor must—\n(a) serve a copy of the order on every other party to the proceedings; and\n(b) file a certificate of service.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2017/1035/part/18/rule/18.3",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-28T23:07:10.291890+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}