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 […]
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A.C. No. 12298 – 880 Phil. 474 – Legal Ethics – A lawyer shall not take advantage of his or her client In 2003, Felipe Laurel had a land dispute with his neighbor Azucena Laurel-Velez. Felipe then sought the legal assistance of Atty. Reymelio Delute, also his neighbor. Sometime thereafter, […]
A.C. No. 620 – 155 Phil. 33 – 56 SCRA 30 – Legal Ethics – Duty of a lawyer to update his client of the status of the case Jose Alcala engaged the services of Atty. Honesto De Vera to defend him in a civil case. On April 17, 1963, […]
A.C. No. 9872 – 725 Phil. 358 – 714 SCRA 586 – Legal Ethics – Duty of Lawyer to Account for Client’s Money Canon 16 applies sans lawyer-client relationship In April 2006, Hilda Presbitero engaged the services of Atty. Ivan Solidum, Jr. to help her in the quieting of her […]
A.C. No. 7657 – 568 Phil. 379 – 544 SCRA 410 – Legal Ethics – Lawyer’s Duties to Clients; Case Update In 2000, Vivian Villanueva engaged the services of Atty. Cornelius Gonzales to help her transfer a title to her name. Villanueva gave Atty. Gonzales Php8,000.00 as acceptance fee. She also […]
A.C. No. 3195 – 259 Phil. 669 – 180 SCRA 246 – Legal Ethics – Lawyer’s Duties to His Client – Due Diligence In 1987, the sisters Ma. Libertad Cantiller and Peregrina Cantiller lost an ejectment case. The two were later introduced by a friend to Atty. Humberto Potenciano. Potenciano […]
A.C. No. 381 – 130 Phil. 510 – 22 SCRA 491 – Legal Ethics – High Degree of Irresponsibility a Ground for Disbarment In 1957, the spouses Emilio and Cirila Capulong lost a civil case. They were represented by Atty. Manuel Aliño. The spouses then gave P298.00 (then a significant amount […]
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. 778 – 63 Phil. 293 – Legal Ethics – Mutual Bickering Between Lawyers Atty. Javier was the lawyer of Severina Teodoro in a civil case where Severina won. The court awarded P195.00 in her favor and said amount was delivered by the opposing party to Javier as Severina’s […]
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, […]