Notice of cease to act

[h-ivee]

Hi everyone, new here -

Would love to know some reasons as to why a lawyer would all of a sudden file a notice of cease to act in a family law matter?

I’ve googled it - but not really getting any answers.

Thanks so much !

 

[Rod]

Failing to provide instructions
Demanding lawyer lie to the court
Failing to provide requested evidence
Conflict
Non-payment of bills
etc

 

[Tim W]

Refusal to take advice
Loss of confidence that the client will take advice
Ill faith (that is, doing something out of spite, or malice, or as a power gesture)
Pursuing a matter where there is no merit to it (this is, only because "it's the principle of the thing")
Wanting an outcome that isn't available at law
Cross-checking the lawyer's advice with lay people/ family/ relatives/ other lawyers

Also, you may care to read this.

In any event, yes, you still have to pay the lawyer
for the work that they've done up that point.

 

[h-ivee]

Refusal to take advice
Loss of confidence that the client will take advice
Ill faith (that is, doing something out of spite, or malice, or as a power gesture)
Pursuing a matter where there is no merit to it (this is, only because "it's the principle of the thing")
Wanting an outcome that isn't available at law
Cross-checking the lawyer's advice with lay people/ family/ relatives/ other lawyers

Also, you may care to read this.

In any event, yes, you still have to pay the lawyer
for the work that they've done up that point.

Thanks 😊

Even with legal aid - will said person have to pay any costs?

 

[h-ivee]

Failing to provide instructions
Demanding lawyer lie to the court
Failing to provide requested evidence
Conflict
Non-payment of bills
etc

Thank you!

Whats kind of instructions?

My former partner’s solicitor has just randomly ceased to act, 13 days before our next court date.

 

[Rod]

My former partner’s solicitor has just randomly ceased to act,

It will not be random, it will be for some reason you are not privy to, nor entitled to know.

 

[h-ivee]

So if my solicitor finds out - then she tells me, is that a breech of some sort?

Also, I can probably just ask him and he will give me the answer as to why lol.

 

[Tim W]

Why the other party's lawyer
ceased to act for them
is basically none of your* business.

 

[h-ivee]

Hahahahaha why is everyone on this page so angry? Like calm down bro, a question was asked - and its very much so my business when it has something to do with our child. Move along sweetheart xx

 

[Tim W]

....its very much so my business when it has something to do with our child...

No. The nature of the client-lawyer relationship on one side of a matter,
including any variation to or cessation of that relationship,
is not something the other side has any automatic entitlement to know anything about.