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 […]
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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 promised […]
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 flowery […]
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 […]
A.C. No. 2361 – 170 SCRA 100 – 252 Phil. 98 – Legal Ethics – Duty to Hold in Trust Client’s Money In 1979, Leonila Licuanan won a case against her tenant Aida Pineda whereby Pineda was ordered to pay the rents due to Licuanan. Pineda complied and she started paying […]
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 […]
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. […]