A.C. No. 13132 – 934 Phil. 922 – Legal Ethics – Propriety – A lawyer must obey the laws – A lawyer committing VAWC may be disbarred Teodora Altobano-Ruiz filed a disbarment complaint against her husband, Atty. Wilfredo Ruiz, and two other lawyers, Attys. Cherry Anne Dela Cruz and Francisco […]
CPRA
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887 Phil. 255 – A.C. No. 10699 – Legal Ethics – CPRA – Fidelity; Propriety – A lawyer must honor contractual obligations Wilfredo Caballero, an employee of the National Food Authority, was awarded a low-cost housing unit by the Government Service Insurance System (GSIS) in January 1995, through a P216,000 […]
A.C. No. 13496 – Legal Ethics – CPRA – Propriety; Accountability – A lawyer must be of good moral character – A lawyer must obey the laws Atty. Merriam Fe Rojas filed a disbarment complaint against her husband, Atty. Lovejoy Bermudez Quiambao, citing grossly immoral conduct. They were married in […]
A.C. No. 13674 – 844 Phil. 453 – Legal Ethics – CPRA – Propriety; Accountability – Lawyers must be of good moral character; keeping a mistress Monette Manauis-Taggueg filed an administrative complaint against her husband, Atty. Vincenzo Nonato M. Taggueg, alleging gross immorality. They were married on 6 June 2002, […]
A.C. No. 13521 – 943 Phil. 27 – Legal Ethics – Canon II; Propriety – Responsible Use of Social Media – Disrespectful Language – A lawyer may be preventively suspended by the Supreme Court On December 13, 2021, a video surfaced online showing Atty. Lorenzo “Larry” Gadon directing profane, misogynistic, […]
A.C. No. 11495 – Legal Ethics – CPRA; Canon II; Propriety – Improper Claim of Influence – Bribing Judges and Justices In 2015, Mark Sherwin Flores was convicted by the Manila RTC for violations of the Dangerous Drugs Act. Through his mother Norma Flores, he sought the services of Atty. […]
A.C. No. 13242 – 924 Phil. 596 – Legal Ethics – CPRA; Canon II; Propriety – Improper Claim of Influence – Fidelity; Deceitful Conduct Remedial Law – Evidence – Electronic Evidence – Text Messages; How Authenticated Feliza Asuncion married Julio Asuncion in 1983. However, without her first marriage being […]
A.C. No. 9354 – 860 Phil. 239 – Legal Ethics – CPRA; Propriety; Fidelity – A Serial Fraudster is not Fit to be a Lawyer – Lawyers Must Not Date Their Clients In May 1996, Marife Venzon engaged the legal services of Atty. Amador Peleo III for the declaration of […]
A.C. No. 13630 – Legal Ethics – CPRA; Canon III; Fidelity – Dishonesty; Non-existent cases; Defrauding clients Prohibition on Lending and Borrowing In 2012, Alifer Pante hired the services of Atty. Jose Allan Tebelin for an annulment of marriage case. The agreed price was Php200k. Pante was able to give […]
G.R. No. 267580 – Remedial Law – Civil Procedure – Rule 65; Petition for Certiorari – Extension of the 60-day period to file Legal Ethics – CPRA; Canon IV; Competence and Diligence – Lawyer’s Negligence – When not binding to client In 2019, Catalino Fajardo and his co-workers filed an […]
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 […]
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 – 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 murder for the death […]
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 […]