Legal Aid Ontario - Contract For Legal Services/retainer Agreement Template Page 10

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Withdrawal of Lawyer
12.
: The Lawyer may withdraw at any time as
permitted under the Rules of Professional Conduct and the Family Law Rules. The
circumstances under which the Rules permit such withdrawal include, but are not
limited to, the following:
The Client’s Legal Aid Certificate is cancelled;
a.
b.
The Client consents,
c.
The Client misleads the Lawyer in a material way;
d.
The client instructs the Lawyer to do something that is prohibited by the
Lawyer’s Rules of Professional Conduct;
e.
The Lawyer learns of a conflict of interest that would make it unethical for us
to continue to act for you;
f.
The Client does not cooperate in a reasonable request from the Lawyer;
The Client’s conduct renders it unreasonably difficult for the Lawyer to
g.
carry out the employment effectively, and
The Client fails to pay the Lawyer’s fees or costs as required by his or her
h.
agreement with the Lawyer.
Shawyer Family Law Limited Retainer Agreement
Page 10

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