„Clients must adopt one of two courses; they must decide at first, and either conduct their cases in person, or place themselves in the hands of their counsel. ".

—it was held that where a party appears in court by counsel and the case is on, and the counsel has been fully seized of it, his authority cannot be revoked by his client so as to give his client the right himself to address the court.

But if counsel is not so seized, or where upon a motion the hearing has gone no farther than reading affidavits, and the counsel has addressed no arguments to the Court, he may at the instance of his client be permitted to withdraw, and the client may himself be heard

—he has never heard professing to to interfere with the powers or duties oi the judges, a,, d the appear for him in a case of which he knows nothing must administration of the law, as distinct from 7. atters of organiza-instruct a solicitor to brief another counsel to approach the tion and procedure, would be affected as little by the al;'ioint-Court and challenge the first baniser's …

[BOOK] Injustice in person: the right to self-representation

[CITATION] Professional Ethics and Responsibilities of Lawyers

[CITATION] The Adelaide Law Review

[CITATION] Lawyers

[CITATION] The defendant's rights under English law

[CITATION] Martin's Annual Criminal Code