Commonwealth Numbered Regulations Commonwealth Numbered Regulations(1) A lawyer for a party may withdraw from the record in a proceeding by filing a notice of withdrawal, in accordance with the approved form, and serving the notice on each other party.
(2) However, a lawyer may not file or serve a notice of withdrawal without leave of the Court unless the lawyer has, not less than 7 days before filing the notice, served a notice of intention to withdraw on the party for whom the lawyer is acting.
(3) A notice of intention to withdraw must be in accordance with the approved form.
(4) A lawyer may serve a notice of intention to withdraw on a party by:
(a) posting it to the residential or business address of the party last known to the lawyer; or
(b) emailing it to the email address of the party last known to the lawyer.
(5) If a party's lawyer withdraws from the record, the party's last known residential or business address is the address for service until:
(a) the party appoints another lawyer; or
(b) the party files a notice of address for service.
Note: If a party's address for service changes for any reason during a proceeding, the party must file a notice of address for service (see rule 6.02).