{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/criminal-defence-service-general-no-2-regulations-2001/regulation-16",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/criminal-defence-service-general-no-2-regulations-2001/regulation-16.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/2001/1437",
  "legislation_title": "The Criminal Defence Service (General) (No. 2) Regulations 2001",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/criminal-defence-service-general-no-2-regulations-2001",
  "path": "regulation/16",
  "kind": "regulation",
  "number": "16",
  "heading": "Change of representative",
  "text": "(1) Where a representation order has been granted an application may be made to the court before which the proceedings are heard to select a representative in place of a representative previously selected, and any such application shall state the grounds on which it is made.\n(2) The court may:\n(a) grant the application where:\n(i) the representative considers himself to be under a duty to withdraw from the case in accordance with his professional rules of conduct and, in such a case, the representative shall provide details of the nature of such duty;\n(ii) there is a breakdown in the relationship between the assisted person and the representative such that effective representation can no longer be provided and, in such a case, the representative shall provide details of the nature of such breakdown;\n(iii) through circumstances beyond his control, the representative is no longer able to represent the assisted person; or\n(iv) some other substantial compelling reason exists; or\n(b) refuse the application.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [
    {
      "type": "am",
      "affecting": "uksi/2009/1853",
      "affecting_title": "The Criminal Defence Service (General) (No. 2) (Amendment) Regulations 2009"
    }
  ],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2001/1437/regulation/16",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T07:50:46.904947+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."
}