Rules of the Supreme Court of Canada

17 (1) A party may change their counsel or agent by identifying the new counsel or agent on the originating document, or during the course of the proceeding, by serving on all other parties and filing with the Registrar a notice of change setting out the name, address and telephone number, and the fax number and email address, if any, of the new counsel or agent.

(2) A party who was represented by counsel in the court appealed from may elect to act in person by signing the originating document.

(3) A party who was not represented by counsel in the court appealed from may elect to be represented by counsel by serving on all other parties and filing with the Registrar a notice to that effect.

(4) A counsel may choose to cease to represent a party before the Court by

• (a) serving on all other parties and filing with the Registrar a notice of withdrawal of counsel accompanied by the consent of the party; or

• (b) in the absence of the consent of the party, making a motion to a judge or the Registrar for an order that the counsel no longer represents the party, and serving on that party and all other parties the motion and, if the motion is granted, the order of withdrawal.

(5) An agent may cease to represent a party by serving on that party and all other parties and filing with the Registrar a notice of withdrawal.