A.M. No. 219 – 116 Phil. 371 – 6 SCRA 45 – Legal Ethics – Professional Ethics – Lawyers Stealing Clients In 1952, Atty. Casiano Laput was retained by Nieves Barrera as counsel in a testate proceeding. He remained as counsel for three years. But in January 1955, Atty. Fortunato […]
Legal Ethics
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A.M. No. 2266 – 125 SCRA 293 – 210 Phil. 236 – Legal Ethics – Practice of Law; Isolated Practice of Law In 1981, Herminio Noriega filed a disbarment case against Atty. Emmanuel Sison. Noriega alleged that Sison as a hearing officer of the Securities and Exchange Commission is not […]
G.R. No. L-19450 – 121 Phil. 894 – 14 SCRA 109 – Legal Ethics – Practice of Law; Private Practice of Law – Isolated Appearance of a Public Prosecutor In 1959, Simplicio Villanueva was charged with Malicious Mischief in Alaminos, Laguna. In that case, the private offended party asked his […]
G.R. No. L-15742 – 110 Phil. 1010 – Legal Ethics – Libelous Language Criminal Law – Crimes Against Honor – Libel – Pleadings in court are privileged communication Atty. Miguel Tolentino and Atty. Cirilo Baylosis were opposing counsels in a civil case. It appears that Tolentino’s clients died and he […]
G.R. No. L-62449 – 130 SCRA 465 – Legal Ethics – Libelous Conduct – Duty of Lawyers to Fellow Lawyers Criminal Law – Book II – Crimes Against Honor – Libel – Court pleadings are exempt from libel; Privileged Communication Atty. Raul Sesbreno and Atty. Ramon Ceniza were opposing counsels […]
A.C. No. 778 – 63 Phil. 293 – Legal Ethics – Mutual Bickering Between Lawyers Atty. Javier was the lawyer of Severina Teodoro in a civil case where Severina won. The court awarded P195.00 in her favor and said amount was delivered by the opposing party to Javier as Severina’s […]
G.R. No. 35698 – 57 Phil. 223 – Legal Ethics – Use of Improper Language This is just one of the several cases between Idonah and Eugene. Idonah and Eugene are husband and wife. Idonah sued Eugene for support. The case eventually reached the Supreme Court where the counsel for […]
A.C. No. 2409 – 241 Phil. 455 – 157 SCRA 762 – Legal Ethics – Mutual Bickering Between Lawyers Atty. Manuel Macias was the counsel of Spouses Valdes for at least 20 years. Spouses Valdes were a wealthy couple owning several properties and corporations. There were still pending cases against […]
AC. No. 944 – 58 SCRA 85 – 157 Phil. 87 – Legal Ethics – Mutual Bickering Between Opposing Counsels This case arose from a labor dispute where Atty. Rufino Risma represented Flora Narido, an indigent client against her employer Vergel De Dios, the client of Atty. Jaime Linsangan. During […]
G.R. No. 20993A – 45 Phil. 580 – Legal Ethics – Criticisms of Counsel This case is one of the several cases filed against Umberto de Poli. De Poli was a businessman engaged in the sale of hemp and was also a licensed warehouseman. Due to depression, weakness and sickness, […]
A.M. No. P-07-2404 – 564 Phil. 620 – 540 SCRA 42 – Legal Ethics – Judicial Ethics – Simple Neglect – Civil Service Political Law – Administrative Law – Civil Service – Tardiness and Absences An anonymous letter-complaint was sent by the employees of the Supreme Court based in Davao […]
A.M. No. 3249 – 179 SCRA 680 – Legal Ethics – Moral Delinquency In 1985, Atty. Laurence Cordova, while being married to Salvacion Delizo and with two children, left his wife and children to cohabit with another married woman. In 1986, Salvacion and Cordova had a reconciliation where Cordova […]
A.M. No. 145 – 100 Phil. 610 – Legal Ethics – Lawyer may be disbarred even if transgression is not one enumerated by law In 1952, Atty. Anacleto Aspiras introduced himself as a single man to Josefina Mortel. Josefina believed it and she let Anacleto court her. Anacleto, with […]
A.M. No. 1608 – 106 SCRA 591 – Legal Ethics – Gross Immoral Conduct – Breach of promise to marry In 1970, when Segundino Maniwang was still a law student, he had a relationship with Magdalena Arciga, then a medical technology student. They started having a sexual relationship in 1971. In […]
Adm. Case No. 481 – 27 SCRA 169 – Legal Ethics – Gross Immoral Conduct Atty. Arturo Lopez became a lawyer in 1957. In 1958, he courted Virginia Almirez; they became sweethearts. In 1960, Lopez manifested his intention to marry Almirez. Almirez believed in the promise and so they had […]
A.C. No. 1392 – 128 SCRA 485 – Legal Ethics – Grossly Immoral Conduct; Adultery Atty. Generoso Obusan, Jr., then single, had a relationship with one Natividad Estabillo. In 1972, Estabillo begot a son with Obusan. Obusan later found out that Estabillo was at the time still validly married with […]