Can a solicitor drop a client?

Can a solicitor drop a client? Whether a solicitor can stop acting is very important. Once a solicitor has agreed to act in a case they have agreed to act until the (sometimes bitter) end. They cannot just drop out and leave the client in the lurch.

Whether a solicitor can stop acting is very important. Once a solicitor has agreed to act in a case they have agreed to act until the (sometimes bitter) end. They cannot just drop out and leave the client in the lurch.