G.R. No. L-27033 – 140 Phil. 604 – 30 SCRA 187 – Legal Ethics – Two Concepts of Attorney’s Fees Blanco was sued by Polytrade for damages as he failed to pay a delivery of rawhide (to be converted to leather and leather products). For failing to answer the suit, […]
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A.C. No. 5798 – 489 Phil. 791 – Legal Ethics – Canon 20 – Duty to Avoid Controversies Involving Lawyer’s Fees Engineer Alex Cueto, for P5,000,000.00, was contracted to build a building for Jose Jimenez III. Cueto decided to have the contract be notarized and he chose Atty. Jose Jimenez, […]
A.C. No. 9390 – 692 Phil. 209 – 678 SCRA 68 – Legal Ethics – Canon 16 – Money of Client Emilia Dhaliwal was having some legal issues in purchasing a parcel of land from Fil-Estate Development, Inc. Their case reached the Housing and Land Use Regulatory Board (HLURB). She […]
G.R. No. L-2888 – 6 Phil. 498 – Civil Law – Partnership – Limited Partnership – Firm Name Hung Man Yoc sued Kieng Chiong Seng, a partnership, for collection of sum of money. The said partnership was composed of four partners: Kiong Tiao Eng, Chua Che Co, Yu Yec Pin, […]
A.M. No. 258 – 119 Phil. 6 – 9 SCRA 695 – Legal Ethics – Representing Conflicting Interests Rufina Bautista approached Atty. Benjamin Barrios to help her and two other parties to draft a Deed of Partition involving the intestate property of one other sibling who died in 1952. Barrios […]
G.R. No. L-34091 – 195 Phil. 719 – 49 SCRA 221 – Legal Ethics – Appointment of Counsel de Oficio Judicial Ethics – Impartiality – Judicial Impropriety George Daeng and three other were prisoners in the New Bilibid Prison. They were accused of killing another inmate hence they were charged […]
G.R. No. L-29015 – 159-A Phil. 111 – 63 SCRA 493 – Legal Ethics – Duty of Counsel to Be Adequately Prepared Geremias Pajarito, Samuel Pajarito, Felipe Malunsing, Alfredo Rivera, and Manuel Villegas were accused of murder. After the preliminary investigation, the murder charges against the Pajaritos were dropped. During […]
G.R. No. 164893 – 546 Phil. 22 – 517 SCRA 191 – Labor Law – Post-Employment – Constructive Dismissal – Demotion In August 1996, an administrative complaint was filed against Constancia Duldulao, a secretary/typist of the College of Law of the Baguio Colleges Foundation (now University of the Cordilleras). The […]
43 Phil. 376 – Legal Ethics – Contemptuous Language In 1921, Atty. Feliciano Gomez lost an election protest case for the governorship of Laguna filed by Juan Cailles which reached the Supreme Court. Thereafter, Gomez remarked in a newspaper that the Supreme Court sided with Cailles as a favor to […]
G.R. No. 37386 – 58 Phil. 422 – Legal Ethics – Attorney’s Fees – Legal Profession is not a mere money-making trade In 1921, Bualan, a member of the Bagobo tribe, contracted the services of attorneys Juan Sarenas and Domingo Braganza in a case involving a parcel of land. The […]
G.R. No. 194128 – 678 Phil. 180 – 661 SCRA 787 – Civil Law – -Agency – Existence of Agency – Lack of Authorization In 1999, Amos Francia was convinced by the bank manager of Westmont Bank to make an investment in Westmont Investment. Since the interest rate offered was […]
G.R. Nos. 89095 & 89555 – 179 SCRA 146 -Legal Ethics – Duty Against Forum Shopping Crisostomo is a minority stockholder of the United Doctors Medical Center. He is also the director and legal counsel of UDMC. The said hospital was unable to pay its P55 million debt incurred from […]
G.R. No. L-22304 – 24 SCRA 402 – 133 Phil. 390 – Legal Ethics – Duty to Assist in the Administration of Justice – Filing of Frivolous Appeals May Render Lawyer Liable In 1958, Rufino Abuyen won a labor case against Samar Mining Company. Abuyen was awarded compensation plus hospitalization expenses […]
G.R. No. 114791 – 272 SCRA 752 – 339 Phil. 136 – Civil Law – Persons and Family Relations – Family Code – Article 73 – Exercise of Profession of Either Spouse In 1981, Hermogenes Ong and Jane Ong contracted with Nancy Go for the latter to film their wedding. […]
A.C. No. 288-J – 156 Phil. 402 – 57 SCRA 403 – Legal Ethics – Lawyer owes fidelity to the courts Judicial Ethics – Errors in Judgments – Judges Not Liable If Malice/Gross Ignorance is Absent Atty. Gaudencio Urbina and Atty. Vedasto Gesmundo lost a case filed in the sala […]
Adm. Case No. 180 – 99 Phil. 463 – Legal Ethics – Duty to Respect Court Orders In 1953, Atty. Jose Torres sent a telegram to Judge Luis De Leon threatening him that if the judge won’t lift his order of arrest, he shall file criminal, civil and administrative charges […]