A.C. No. 9057 – 855 Phil. 743 – Legal Ethics – CPRA; Canon III; Fidelity – Duty of lawyers to uphold the constitution In 2011, Fiscal Zenaida Ferrer handed Arlene Bautista money for Arlene to loan to other people. When Arlene was not able to remit collections, Fiscal Ferrer went […]
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A.M. No. RTJ-09-2200 – 731 Phil. 82 – 720 SCRA 319 – Legal Ethics; Judicial Ethics – CPRA; Canon II; Propriety – Responsible Use of Social Media – Posting of Sexually Suggestive Photos In 2008, Antonio Lorenzana filed several administrative complaints against Judge Ma. Cecilia Austria. One of the complaints […]
G.R. No. 227004 – 941 Phil. 182 – Remedial Law – Civil Procedure – Rule 71; Contempt of Court – Material Allegations in a Petition for Contempt Legal Ethics – CPRA; Propriety – Sub Judice Rule – Restrictions Against Lawyers In 2010, Datu Andal Ampatuan, Jr. was charged with multiple […]
A.C. No. 13226 – 930 Phil. 518 – Legal Ethics – Rule 138; Section 27 – Deceit – Use of fake court decision Jocelyn Bartolome and Atty. Remigio Rojas were college friends who rekindled their friendship in 2010 when they chanced each other online. Bartolome narrated to Rojas that she […]
A.C. No. 10372 – Legal Ethics – Rule 138; Sec. 27 – Disbarment; Failure to Comply – Required Sworn Statement of Non-Practice of Law before Re-admission Aurora Ladim and several of her co-employees filed an administrative case against Atty. Perla Ramirez for the latter’s ill-treatment against them and other tenants […]
A.C. No. 4355 – 868 Phil. 171 – Legal Ethics – CPRA; Canon 2; Propriety – Prohibition against self-promotion – Lawyering is not a business Atty. Aguirre was a lawyer for Tala Realties while Atty. Reyes was lawyering for the minority stockholders of BF Homes. In 1994, Atty. Pedro Aguirre […]
A.C. No. 13468 – Legal Ethics – CPRA – Canon II; Propriety – Improper claim of influence In 2014, Ryan Anthony Lim and his uncle were looking for a lawyer to assist them in filing a criminal complaint. Through a common friend, they were introduced to Atty. Carlo Marco Bautista […]
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 […]
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 […]