2.07. The advocate must, when his presence is required, attend or be represented before the court in a cause he has undertaken, unless he cannot attend for a reason beyond his control and has given the earliest possible notice of his projected absence to the client, the court, and the opposite party.
R.R.Q., 1981, c. B-1, r. 1, s. 2.07; O.C. 351-2004, s. 11.