A.M. No. 21-06-20-SC – Legal Ethics – Canon II; Propriety – Use of Dignified Gender-Fair Language Online In 2021, Attys. Noel Antay, Jr., Ernesto Tabujara III, Israel Calderon, Morgan Nicanor, and Joseph Marion Navarrete had the following conversation thread on Facebook: Antay: Just prosecuted and helped convict a member of […]
Legal Ethics
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A.C. No. 14203 – Legal Ethics – Fidelity – Duty to Account – A lawyer must not dispense illegal advice Mamerta Lizada and three others were owners of parcels of land in Cebu sought to be expropriated by the Export Processing Zone Authority (EPZA) in 1981. Lizada et al. hired […]
A.C. No. 12661 – 871 Phil. 169 – Legal Ethics – Duty of Lawyers – Duty to Update Client of Case Status; Motion for Reconsideration Benjamin Katipunan, Jr. filed a labor case against his former employer. The Labor Arbiter awarded him $60,000.00 but he was not satisfied with the judgment […]
A.C. No. 11863 – Legal Ethics – Diligence and Punctuality – Grossly Negligent Lawyer May Be Disbarred In 1998, Evelyn Bratschi engaged the services of Atty. Robert Peneyra for him to be her defense counsel in a falsification case. Evelyn paid the acceptance fee and also paid Peneyra’s appearance fees […]
A.C. No. 5169 – 377 Phil. 1 – Legal Ethics – Duties of Lawyers; Due Diligence In 1987, Elmo Moton filed a civil case in Quezon City. His counsel was Atty. Raymundo Cadiao. During the scheduled pre-trial, Atty. Cadiao failed to appear hence the case was dismissed. The dismissal was […]
A.C. No. 6297 – 478 Phil. 239 – 434 SCRA 179 – Legal Ethics – Duties of a lawyer; Lawyer must be diligent In October 2001, Dolores Pariñas engaged the services of Atty. Oscar Paguinto for purposes of filing a petition for the annulment of her marriage in Manila. Atty. […]
A.C. No. 6424 – 493 Phil. 24 – 452 SCRA 675 – Legal Ethics – Lawyers must only undertake legal services they can deliver In October 2000, Consorcia Rollon sought the assistance of Atty. Camilo Naraval in a collection of sum of money case filed against her. Atty. Naraval agreed […]
G.R. No. L-31429 – 150 Phil. 214 – 43 SCRA 185 – Legal Ethics – Duties of counsel de oficio In November 1969, Roscoe Daban was sentenced to death. Atty. Sisto Demaisip was his counsel de parte. The case was elevated to the Supreme Court for automatic review. Demaisip was […]
G.R. No. L-26868 – 136 Phil. 375 – 27 SCRA 106 – Legal Ethics – Duty of de oficio counsel Remigio Estebia was convicted of rape and was sentenced to death. In 1966, the Supreme Court appointed Atty. Lope Adriano as Estebia’s counsel on appeal. Adriano was directed to submit […]
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 Parte […]
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 but […]
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 of […]
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 his […]
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 Provincial […]
A.C. No. 99-634 – 432 Phil. 840 – 383 SCRA 276 – Legal Ethics – Lawyer-Client Relationship – When does it start In September 1998, Dominador Burbe went to the law office of Atty. Alberto Magulta to avail of his legal services. Atty. Magulta rendered legal advice and even wrote […]
A.C. No. 12298 – 880 Phil. 474 – Legal Ethics – A lawyer shall not take advantage of his or her client In 2003, Felipe Laurel had a land dispute with his neighbor Azucena Laurel-Velez. Felipe then sought the legal assistance of Atty. Reymelio Delute, also his neighbor. Sometime thereafter, […]