{"id":14155,"date":"2023-04-04T15:30:15","date_gmt":"2023-04-04T15:30:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cpatacabamcdev.wpengine.com\/?page_id=14155"},"modified":"2024-06-04T18:44:58","modified_gmt":"2024-06-04T18:44:58","slug":"rule-6-withdrawal-of-services-section-25-college-bylaws-what-to-do-when-you-cant-reach-a-client","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/cpata-cabamc.ca\/en\/your-practice\/professional-conduct\/ethical-analyses-and-guidance-old\/rule-6-withdrawal-of-services-section-25-college-bylaws-what-to-do-when-you-cant-reach-a-client\/","title":{"rendered":"Rule 6 \u2013 withdrawal of services; College Bylaws \u2013 sections 46(1)(d) and 50(1)(d) \u2013 notifying clients and CIPO of withdrawal from client matters"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"14155\" class=\"elementor elementor-14155\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c6059c7 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c6059c7\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7c98497\" data-id=\"7c98497\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-84014a7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"84014a7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Notice regarding new Bylaws<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d09f483 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d09f483\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>On May 1, 2023, CPATA\u2019s new Bylaws came into force. The Bylaws introduced a new class of licence: Class 4, and changes were made to the Class 2 licence category. With these changes, the rules with respect to what is required of licensees when they wish to move from a Class 1 licence to a Class 2 or Class 4 changed to reflect these changed and new categories.<\/p><p>The following ethical analysis has been updated to reflect the new Bylaws. This ethical analysis provides considerations for any agent who is considering changing their licence class and is instructive with respect to some of the ethical considerations that should be taken into account when withdrawing from client matters when moving out of the Class 1 licence category.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-97868f0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"97868f0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span class=\"TextRun SCXW197190308 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-CA\" xml:lang=\"EN-CA\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW197190308 BCX0\">The following analysis applies when a licensee is<\/span> <span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW197190308 BCX0\">moving from a Class 1 licence to a Class 2 or Class 4 licence<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW197190308 BCX0\">. This scenario assumes that the<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW197190308 BCX0\"> licensee\u2019s<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW197190308 BCX0\"> withdrawal from client matters <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW197190308 BCX0\">is justified under the <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW197190308 BCX0\">circumstances in accordance with section 6 of the Code of Professional Conduct (the \u201cCode\u201d)<a href=\"#footnote1\"><sup>1<\/sup> <\/a> , and<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW197190308 BCX0\"> focuses on what a licensee\u2019s <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW197190308 BCX0\">ethical <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW197190308 BCX0\">obligations are in terms of notifying CIPO of their departure and what to do when they cannot reach a client<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW197190308 BCX0\"> to notify them of their departure<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW197190308 BCX0\"> from practice<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW197190308 BCX0\">.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP SCXW197190308 BCX0\" data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c821819 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c821819\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The Scenario <\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f04c844 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f04c844\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">A licensee is switching from a Class 1 to a Class 2 or\u00a0 a Class 4 licence. In accordance with the Commentary in the Code to Rule 6, they\u00a0 have contacted their client roster to advise of their departure and to advise that it is up to the client to determine their representation going forward. The licensee has transferred files according to their clients\u2019 indicated preferences. There are, however, a handful of files for which the clients, despite best efforts, have not responded. <\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The licensee is wondering when they can say they have exercised enough due diligence to be able to declare that they have satisfied paragraphs 46(1)(d) or 50(1)(d) of the College Bylaws<a href=\"#footnote2\"><sup>2<\/sup><\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-134a896 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"134a896\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The Law <\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1faba95 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1faba95\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span class=\"TextRun SCXW184967768 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-CA\" xml:lang=\"EN-CA\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW184967768 BCX0\">Subsection 46(1)(d) of the College Bylaws provides:<\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP SCXW184967768 BCX0\" data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5284aef elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5284aef\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"padding-left: 25px;\">A class 1 licensee who wishes to obtain a class 2 licence must submit an application to the Registrar that contains the following information:<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-617ec24 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"617ec24\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"padding-left: 25px;\"> \u2026\n<p style=\"padding-left: 25px;\">(d)\u00a0 confirmation of the following:<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 50px;\">(i) that they have completed all client matters or made arrangements\u00a0 to the satisfaction of their clients to have the clients\u2019 files returned to them or transferred to one or more licensees whose class of licence permits them to proceed with the file or files being transferred,<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 50px;\">(ii) that they have assigned any matters in progress at CIPO to one or more licensees described in subparagraph (i) and advised the appropriate Office of CIPO in writing of the name of the successor licensee or licensees, and<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 50px;\">(iii) the location of any of their files that are not returned to the\u00a0clients or transferred as described in subparagraph (i).<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-89bc9e4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"89bc9e4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Subsection 50(1)(d) of the College Bylaws provides:<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a22d2da elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a22d2da\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"padding-left: 25px;\">A class 1 licensee or class 2 licensee who wishes to obtain a class 4 licence must submit an application to the Registrar that contains the following information:<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 25px;\"> \u2026\n<p style=\"padding-left: 25px;\">(d) confirmation of the following:<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 50px;\">(i) that they have completed all client matters or made arrangements to the satisfaction of their clients to have the clients\u2019 files returned to them or transferred to one or more licensees whose class of licence permits them to proceed with the file or files being transferred,<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 50px;\">(ii) that they have assigned to one or more licensees described in subparagraph (i) any matters in progress at CIPO and advised the appropriate Office of CIPO in writing of the name of the successor licensee or licensees, and<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 50px;\">(iii) the location of any of their files that are not returned to the clients or transferred as described in subparagraph (i).<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fa7c179 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"fa7c179\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The Rules<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ee96eed elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ee96eed\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The Commentary to Rule 6 in the Code sets out what the requirements are for notifying clients of a licensee\u2019s departure. A notice to clients should advise that it is the client\u2019s right to choose representation. If a licensee has arranged for another agent to take over their files, it should be made clear to the client that it is their option to choose whether to have their file transferred to a new agent proposed by the departing licensee (where applicable), to change their representation to an agent of their choosing or to choose to self-represent.<\/p><p>The Code also provides that when an agent withdraws from representation, \u201cthe relevant CIPO office, opposing parties, foreign agents and any other directly affected by the withdrawal must also be notified of the withdrawal\u201d (see Commentary to Rule 6).\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0bd9886 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0bd9886\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">CPATA\u2019s Guidance<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5960ad8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5960ad8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>When a licensee has determined their date of departure from practice, the notice sent to clients in accordance with the Commentary to Rule 6 should indicate to the client that they must appoint a successor agent and include wording to the effect of, if the client does not respond, the licensee will consider the matter closed, will revoke their appointment of agent by X date and the client will need to ensure that CIPO has up to date contact information for them to avoid loss of rights.<\/p><p>\u00a0Some clients may not respond because they consider their matter complete. Subsection 46(1)(d) provides that the licensee must confirm \u201c(i)that they have completed all client matters or made arrangements to the satisfaction of their clients to have the clients\u2019 files returned to them or transferred to one or more licensees whose class of licence permits them to proceed with the file or files being transferred\u201d [emphasis added]. If the client instructed the licensee to abandon the matter, it is now a completed matter as it relates to the licensee\u2019s practice, though if the licensee wishes to send a courtesy notice to those clients to advise them of their departure and of any next due dates in their matter, that is up to the licensee.<\/p><p>If the abandonment was inadvertent \u2013 for example, the due date was missed because the client failed to instruct the licensee, but the licensee is of the opinion that they are still responsible to track deadlines because the client did not express an intent to abandon \u2013 then the matter is likely not completed. If the client fails to respond to the licensee now after their attempts to provide reasonable notice as described above, the licensee would revoke their appointment of agent with CIPO on the date they indicated to the client in their notice.<\/p><p>Effectively, if a client has not gotten back to the licensee and the licensee has documented good faith efforts to reach them, the licensee needs to revoke their appointment of agent with CIPO to complete the matter and comply with 46(1)(d)(i) and 50(1)(d)(i) of the Bylaws.<\/p><p>Ultimately each licensee has to decide what the correct course of action is that will protect client interests and adhere to their professional obligations. Every circumstance is unique and it is up to the licensee to exercise their own professional judgement. But through the Ethics Inquiry process, CPATA\u2019s professional conduct experts are available to help interpret the Code as part of the process of risk-assessment and ethical analysis. We invite you to contact us with your ethics questions\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/cpata-cabamc.ca\/your-practice\/professional-conduct\/ethics-inquiries\/\">online.<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-54cf2c9 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"54cf2c9\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-8a5a793\" data-id=\"8a5a793\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-458e5e4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"458e5e4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" id=\"footnote1\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>1&nbsp;For more information about the circumstances under which withdrawal is justified, please see <a href=\"https:\/\/cpata-cabamc.ca\/en\/your-practice\/professional-conduct\/ethical-analyses-and-guidance-old\/rule-6-withdrawal-of-services-when-surrendering-a-licence\/\">https:\/\/cpata-cabamc.ca\/en\/your-practice\/professional-conduct\/ethical-analyses-and-guidance-old\/rule-6-withdrawal-of-services-when-surrendering-a-licence\/<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-62149e1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"62149e1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" id=\"footnote2\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span class=\"TextRun SCXW66812266 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-CA\" xml:lang=\"EN-CA\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW66812266 BCX0\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"footnote text\">2 Link \u201cCollege Bylaws\u201d &#8211; <\/span><\/span><a class=\"Hyperlink SCXW66812266 BCX0\" href=\"https:\/\/laws-lois.justice.gc.ca\/eng\/regulations\/SOR-2021-167\/FullText.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><span class=\"TextRun Underlined SCXW66812266 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-CA\" xml:lang=\"EN-CA\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW66812266 BCX0\" data-ccp-charstyle=\"Hyperlink\">https:\/\/laws-lois.justice.gc.ca\/eng\/regulations\/SOR-2021-167\/FullText.html<\/span><\/span><\/a><span class=\"TextRun SCXW66812266 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-CA\" xml:lang=\"EN-CA\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW66812266 BCX0\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"footnote text\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP SCXW66812266 BCX0\" data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Notice regarding new Bylaws On May 1, 2023, CPATA\u2019s new Bylaws came into force. 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