The Weekly Law Reports
[2008] 1 WLR 1209
Court of Appeal
*Regina v Ulcay
Regina
v
Toygun
Practice Note
[2007] EWCA Crim 2379
2007 July 26;
Oct 19
Oct 19
Sir Igor Judge P, Pitchers and Openshaw JJ
Crime— Practice— Trial— Defendant’s instructions to legal representatives changing at close of prosecution case— Legal representatives permitted to withdraw on grounds of professional embarrassment— Judge refusing new representatives’ application for two-week adjournment— New representatives also withdrawing— Trial continuing with defendant unrepresented— Whether trial fair— Circumstances in which barrister and solicitors may withdraw—
Criminal Defence Service (General) (No 2) Regulations 2001 (SI 2001/1437), reg 16(2)(a)
— Code of Conduct of the Bar of England and Wales, paras 602, 701(b)(ii)— Solicitors’ Code of Conduct, r 2.01(1)(b)