G.R. No. 164953 – 517 Phil. 588 – 482 SCRA 396 – Legal Ethics – Duty of Counsel; Speedy Trial; Unreasonable delay of arraignment Political Law – Constitutional Law – Bill of Rights; Rights of the Accused – Right to Counsel de Oficio Even if Represented by Counsel de […]
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G.R. No. 118435 – 274 SCRA 553 – Legal Ethics – Duty of Counsel de Oficio Political Law – Constitutional Law – Bill Of Rights; Rights of the Accused – Right to Counsel; Limitations; Uncooperative Accused In January 1991, Mario Serzo, Jr. was arraigned scheduled for arraignment for murder […]
A.C. No. 12424 – 880 Phil. 533 – Legal Ethics – Lawyers should do no falsehood; Duty to rectify client’s act In 2014, a certain Vincent shared with Atty. Michael Flores a fake court decision. The fake court decision stated that Ma. Herminia Tiongson is no longer the owner […]
A.C. No. 11959 – 901 Phil. 1 – Legal Ethics – Duty of Lawyer to Inform Client; Do not “ghost” your client – When does lawyer-client relationship start? Eusebio Sison and Atty. Lourdes Philina Dumlao were friends. In July 2013, Sison consulted with Atty. Dumlao for the annulment of […]
A.C. No. 12880 – 916 Phil. 174 – Legal Ethics – Conflict of Interest; Double-dealing Lawyer – Extrinsic Fraud In 2008, the Lanao del Norte Electric Cooperative (LANECO), through its board members (Reinario Bihag et al.) engaged the services of Atty. Edgardo Era for purposes of questioning the 1993 […]