A.C. No. 7732 – 601 Phil. 470 – 582 SCRA 474 – Political Law – Constitutional Law – Constitutional Commissions – Commission on Elections – The COMELEC Chair and the Commissioners may only be removed by impeachment Legal Ethics – Disbarment – When not proper In 2007, an election case […]
Legal Ethics
200 posts
G.R. No. 253199 – 949 Phil. 517 – Political Law – Constitutional Law – Constitutional Commissions – Civil Service Commission Law on Public Officers – Civil Service Law – Prohibition Against Appointments of Losing Candidates – Prohibition Applies in Contracts of Services Legal Ethics – Legal Profession – Lawyer’s Fees; […]
A.C. No. 7399 – 613 Phil. 352 – Political Law – Constitutional Law – The Legislative Department – Parliamentary Immunity – Privileged Speech Legal Ethics – Duty to the Courts – Use of Respectful Language In 2006, the Judicial and bar Council began accepting applications for the soon to be […]
A.C. No. 13132 – 934 Phil. 922 – Legal Ethics – Propriety – A lawyer must obey the laws – A lawyer committing VAWC may be disbarred Teodora Altobano-Ruiz filed a disbarment complaint against her husband, Atty. Wilfredo Ruiz, and two other lawyers, Attys. Cherry Anne Dela Cruz and Francisco […]
887 Phil. 255 – A.C. No. 10699 – Legal Ethics – CPRA – Fidelity; Propriety – A lawyer must honor contractual obligations Wilfredo Caballero, an employee of the National Food Authority, was awarded a low-cost housing unit by the Government Service Insurance System (GSIS) in January 1995, through a P216,000 […]
A.C. No. 13496 – Legal Ethics – CPRA – Propriety; Accountability – A lawyer must be of good moral character – A lawyer must obey the laws Atty. Merriam Fe Rojas filed a disbarment complaint against her husband, Atty. Lovejoy Bermudez Quiambao, citing grossly immoral conduct. They were married in […]
A.C. No. 13674 – 844 Phil. 453 – Legal Ethics – CPRA – Propriety; Accountability – Lawyers must be of good moral character; keeping a mistress Monette Manauis-Taggueg filed an administrative complaint against her husband, Atty. Vincenzo Nonato M. Taggueg, alleging gross immorality. They were married on 6 June 2002, […]
A.C. No. 7136 – 555 Phil. 713; 104 OG No. 31 – 529 SCRA 1 – Legal Ethics – Propriety – Fidelity – Obedience to Law Remedial Law – Rules of Evidence – Admissions and Denials – Negative Pregnant Jose Emmanuel “Noli” Eala, a lawyer, is married to Mary Anne […]
82 Phil. 595 – Legal Ethics – Canon II; Propriety – Contempt of Court – Press Freedom Senator Vicente Sotto, the principal author of the Press Freedom Law (Republic Act No. 53), publicly criticized the Supreme Court’s decision in In re Parazo, where a journalist was held in contempt for […]
A.C. No. 13521 – 943 Phil. 27 – Legal Ethics – Canon II; Propriety – Responsible Use of Social Media – Disrespectful Language – A lawyer may be preventively suspended by the Supreme Court On December 13, 2021, a video surfaced online showing Atty. Lorenzo “Larry” Gadon directing profane, misogynistic, […]
A.C. No. 11495 – Legal Ethics – CPRA; Canon II; Propriety – Improper Claim of Influence – Bribing Judges and Justices In 2015, Mark Sherwin Flores was convicted by the Manila RTC for violations of the Dangerous Drugs Act. Through his mother Norma Flores, he sought the services of Atty. […]
A.C. No. 13242 – 924 Phil. 596 – Legal Ethics – CPRA; Canon II; Propriety – Improper Claim of Influence – Fidelity; Deceitful Conduct Remedial Law – Evidence – Electronic Evidence – Text Messages; How Authenticated Feliza Asuncion married Julio Asuncion in 1983. However, without her first marriage being […]
A.C. No. 9354 – 860 Phil. 239 – Legal Ethics – CPRA; Propriety; Fidelity – A Serial Fraudster is not Fit to be a Lawyer – Lawyers Must Not Date Their Clients In May 1996, Marife Venzon engaged the legal services of Atty. Amador Peleo III for the declaration of […]
A.M. No. 01-12-03-SC – 434 Phil. 503 – Legal Ethics – CPRA; Canon II; Propriety – Sub-Judice Rule – Free Speech Not a Defense In 2001, Estrada vs Sandiganbayan was being heard by the Supreme Court. One of the issues raised in the case was the constitutionality of the Plunder […]
A.C. No. 13630 – Legal Ethics – CPRA; Canon III; Fidelity – Dishonesty; Non-existent cases; Defrauding clients Prohibition on Lending and Borrowing In 2012, Alifer Pante hired the services of Atty. Jose Allan Tebelin for an annulment of marriage case. The agreed price was Php200k. Pante was able to give […]
G.R. No. 267580 – Remedial Law – Civil Procedure – Rule 65; Petition for Certiorari – Extension of the 60-day period to file Legal Ethics – CPRA; Canon IV; Competence and Diligence – Lawyer’s Negligence – When not binding to client In 2019, Catalino Fajardo and his co-workers filed an […]