A.C. No. 5808 – 458 SCRA 1 – Legal Ethics – Canon 16 – Misappropriation of Client’s Money In 1997, a compromise agreement was reached between Oscar Espiritu and Ricardo Maon whereby Espiritu agreed to deliver P50k to Maon. Espiritu handed the P50k to Atty. Jaime Ulep, his lawyer, so […]
Legal Ethics
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A.C. No. 547 – 159 Phil. 171 – 63 SCRA 667 – Legal Ethics – Grossly Immoral Act; Intimacy between a man and a woman Emerenciana Reyes and Felipe Wong were classmates in the college of law at MLQ University in 1960. Wong and Reyes became sweethearts. Later on, Wong […]
52 Phil. 399 – Legal Ethics – Practice of Law is a Privilege Felipe Del Rosario took the bar in 1925 for the second time and he failed. He again took it in 1926 and he failed again. In 1927, he filed a motion before the Supreme Court in which […]
A.C. No. 3694 – 42 SCAD 438 – 223 SCRA 425 – Legal Ethics – Gross Misconduct; Destroying Court Record/Evidence In 1990, Linda Aves was admitted to St. Lukes Hospital. Among the doctors who treated her was Dr. Alberto Fernandez. She was treated well hence she was sent home but […]
B.M. No. 810 – 285 SCRA 59 – Legal Ethics – Lawyer’s Oath In 1991, a neophyte died during the initiation rites of Lex Talionis Fraternitas in the San Beda College of Law. Arthur Cuevas Jr was one of the persons charged (with murder) for the death of the neophyte. […]
G.R. No. L-35133 – 57 SCRA 349 – 156 Phil. 340 – Legal Ethics – Prosecutor Must Recommend Dismissal of Case If There is No Ground To Sustain It In April 1970, while Elino Bana was sleeping in his house, he was shot by Raymundo Madera. Behind Madera were Marianito […]
G.R. No. L-1701 – 82 Phil. 453 – Legal Ethics – Duty of a Prosecutor in the Government Service In 1946, a group of armed men robbed two jeepney drivers and divested them of the jeepneys they were driving. They also killed the two drivers. Five of the malefactors were […]
G.R. No. L-38581 – 70 SCRA 257 – Legal Ethics – Duties of the Solicitor General Remedial Law – Criminal Procedure – Motion for New Trial – New Trial Allowed if Appeal is Perfected; Exception In February 1968, Lorenzo Jose was caught possessing several firearms and explosives. He was prosecuted […]
G.R. No. 70332-43 – 145 SCRA 508 – Legal Ethics – Prosecutor Must Recommend Dismissal of Case If There is No Ground To Sustain It Trieste was the mayor of Numancia, Aklan. In 1980, during his term, the Municipality of Numancia purchased construction materials from Trigen Agro-Industrial Development Corporation. Trieste […]
G.R. No. 46371 – 69 Phil. 556 – Legal Ethics – Duty of the Prosecutor In May 1935, Atty. Fortunato Suarez was riding a train on his way to Calauag, Tayabas. Apparently he was very vocal and he was despising the abuses made by government officers. Incidentally, Lieutenant Vivencio Orais […]
G.R. No. L-80718 – 157 SCRA 757 – Legal Ethics – Lawyer’s Duty – Keep Abreast of Latest Jurisprudence De Roy was the owner of a burnt building. The firewall of said building collapsed on the house of Luis Bernal thereby killing his daughter. Bernal sued De Roy. Bernal won […]
A.M. No. 227-RTJ – 145 SCRA 1 – Legal Ethics – Judicial Ethics – Liability of Judges for Erroneous Decisions There are two administrative cases against Judge Ildefonso Bleza here. Case 1 In 1981, a shooting incident in a cockpit occurred where Gregorio Abad, a colonel escaped death. In that […]
Adm. Case No. 2131 – 136 SCRA 349 – Legal Ethics – Use of Foreign Law Firm Name – Aliens cannot practice law In November 1979, Atty. Vicente Torres sent a letter to one Rosie Clurman, represented by Atty. Adriano Dacanay, asking Clurman to release some shares to Torres’ client. The […]
A.C. No. L-1117 – 74 Phil. 579 – Legal Ethics – Malpractice – Ambulance Chasing – Lawyer must not solicit cases – Lawyers must not advertise their services In June 1943, Atty. Estanislao Bayot advertised in a newspaper that he helps people in securing marriage licenses; that he does so […]
A.M. No. 2026-CFI – 110 SCRA 388 – Civil Law – Succession – Will Should be Written in a Language Known to the Testator Remedial Law – Special Proceedings – Rule 76 – Grounds for Disallowing Will – Will not Duly Executed; Extrinsic Validity Legal Ethics – Judicial Ethics – […]
53 Phil. 37 – Legal Ethics – Malpractice – Solicitation of Legal Business – Advertisement in the Legal Profession – Stirring Up of Litigation In 1928, Luis Tagorda was a provincial board member of Isabela. Before his election, he campaigned that he is a lawyer and a notary public; that […]