#62950
kaindub
Flatchatter

    There are two questions here.

    1. Can a lawyer be sacked. Yes. The client can sack the lawyer at any time. You will need to pay out their outstanding bills in order to receive gour file , which  you will need to for your next lawyer.

    2. In a strata, who  can sack the lawyer. In my opinion, and it’s sketchy, it’s usually through the  committee that legal action is conducted. If the committee resolves that the lawyer is not progressing their matter competently, then the committee can sack them.

    The standard agreement for lawyers is that they work on an hourly basis, and hen e can be sacked at any time

    But changing lawyers mid stream is a risky move that the courts do not look on favourably as it disrupts the flow  of proceedings.