37.—(1) Where a party appoints a solicitor to act in any proceedings on the party’s behalf, a notice of appointment of solicitor in Form 47 must be filed in the Court.
(2) A solicitor who is acting for a party in any cause or action must attend all proceedings in the Court relating to that cause or action, including mediation sessions and pre-trial conferences.
(3) Where a party who has appointed a solicitor to act in any proceedings appoints another solicitor in place of that solicitor —
(a)
a notice of change of solicitor in Form 48 must be filed in the Court; and
(b)
until that notice is filed and served in accordance with this rule, the first-mentioned solicitor is to be treated as the solicitor of the party.
(4) A party giving a notice mentioned in paragraph (1) or (3) must serve a copy of the notice on every other party to the proceedings and, in the case of a change of solicitors, on the former solicitor.
(5) Where a party, after being represented by a solicitor, intends and is entitled to act in person —
(a)
the party may make that change without an order by filing a notice of intention to act in person in Form 49; and
(b)
paragraphs (3) and (4) apply, with the necessary modifications, to a notice of intention to act in person as they apply to a notice of change of solicitor, except that the notice of intention to act in person must contain an address for service of the party giving the notice.
(6) Where a solicitor who has acted for a party in any proceedings ceases so to act, and the party has not given a notice of change in accordance with paragraph (3) or a notice of intention to act in person in accordance with paragraph (5) —
(a)
the solicitor may apply to the Court for an order declaring that the solicitor has ceased to be the solicitor acting for the party in the proceedings; and
(b)
the Court may make an order accordingly.
(7) An application for an order under paragraph (6) must —
(a)
be made by summons in Form 50; and
(b)
be supported by an affidavit stating the grounds of the application.
(8) Despite paragraph (6), until the solicitor serves a copy of the order and files a notice in Form 51, the solicitor is considered the solicitor of the party.