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 […]
Legal Ethics
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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. 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 […]
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 […]
GR No. L-14277 – 107 Phil. 1140 – Legal Ethics – Duty to the Court – Strong Language by a Lawyer against a Judge Atty. Manuel Fernandez won a civil case for his client Florentino Perreyras however, Florentino died without paying Fernandez. Fernandez then assisted the eldest child of Perreyras […]
G.R. No. L-35469 – 154 SCRA 593 – 238 Phil. 580 – Legal Ethics – Speedy and Proper Administration of Justice Civil Law – Land Titles and Deeds – Land Registration; Failure to Register – Laches – Prescriptive Period of questioning Torrens title In 1926, Melchor Zerna won a land […]
58 Phil. 557 – Legal Ethics – Doing of Falsehood in Court Atty. Jose Topacio Nueno was a board member of Manila. He filed a complaint against his fellow board member Atty. Pascual Santos for the latter’s alleged connection in illegal gambling particularly in the game of chance called “monte”; […]
A.M. No. 26 – 84 Phil. 178 – Legal Ethics – Misappropriation of Client’s Funds In 1947, Ramon de la Rama filed a civil suit involving a lease contract against Hanz Galewsky and Fred Redfern. Hanz and Fred were represented by Atty. Jose Topacio Nueno. While the case was pending, […]
A.C. No. 2152 – 196 SCRA 10 – Legal Ethics – A lawyer shall do no falsehood In 1966, Atty. Escolastico Viola assisted Felicidad Alvendia et al. in filing a petition against Teodoro Chavez where he sought to have the Alvendias be declared as bona fide lessees in a land […]
G.R. No. L-27654 – 31 SCRA 562 – Legal Ethics – The Lawyer and the Courts – A Lawyer’s Right to Criticize the Courts; When not proper Atty. Vicente Raul Almacen was the counsel of Virginia Yaptinchay in a civil case. They lost in said civil case but Almacen filed […]
G.R. No. L-22320 – 24 SCRA 219 – 132 Phil. 120 – Legal Ethics – Counsel’s Assertiveness; When improper A civil case was filed by Ricardo Hermoso against Damaso Perez for the latter’s failure to pay a debt of P17k. Hermoso won and a writ of execution was issued in […]
A.M. No. 434 – Legal Ethics – Practice of Law – Attorney’s Fees; Attorney’s Lien Atty. Casiano Laput used to be the counsel for Nieves Barrera until the latter discharged him of his services because she lost trust and confidence in him due to dubious transactions that Laput handled while […]
G.R. No. L-35113 – 159 Phil. 856 – 63 SCRA 257 – Legal Ethics – A lawyer owes candor to the court An order to demolish the property where Eugenio Cuaresma was staying was issued by a trial judge pursuant to a civil case filed by Marcelo Daquis. Cuaresma’s lawyer, […]
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 […]