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I would instruct counsel and follow his advice (and sue him if I were sued).

But I thought that the circumstances in which a solicitor could unilaterally terminate his retainer with his client were quite circumscribed by our Practice Rules, and generally speaking he could not do so if the client would in any way be disadvantaged. If I am right on that does this override the general law, or just provide strong grounds for arguing that to terminate the contract in this circumstance was an effective termination, but also a breach?