The applicant's representative sought to be removed from the record due to an irreparable breakdown in the solicitor-client relationship.
The applicant opposed the removal, citing his inability to represent himself.
Applying the principles from R. v. Cunningham, the arbitrator granted the request to withdraw, noting that there were no scheduled proceedings requiring an adjournment and the withdrawal was sought for ethical reasons.
The arbitrator declined the insurer's request to order the representative to produce documents directly to the insurer, instead ordering the representative to release the file to the applicant to avoid prejudicing the applicant's ability to claim privilege.
