Dear Sir/Madam

I filed a complaint against my lawyer which is under investigation with the Law Society. My lawyer has been sending me a Notice of Withdrawal as Attorneys of Record,  and states that I must acknowledge this notice.

As I have lost all trust in her I have not acknowledged this. Will it be okay if I acknowledge. 

Thank you

Hi there and thank you for your question,

I am a practicing attorney based in South Africa and I will assist you with your question. Please feel free to ask as many follow up questions in order to clarify your question. If you have a new question, you must please open a new thread.

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When you terminate a lawyer's mandate to continue acting on your behalf, it is a requirement in terms of the Rules of Court that the lawyer files a Notice of Withdrawal as Attorney of Record, in respect of any litigation which the lawyer is representing you for. 

There is no requirement that you sign it, to acknowledge it, but in my opinion you should sign it (remember, it is just to acknowledge receipt) because otherwise the lawyer will submit a letter to court advising that they delivered it and you refused to acknowledge receipt. 

So yes, I would sign it to acknowledge receipt. 

There is no risk to you in signing it.