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Legal Ethics Compilation of Cases
Legal Ethics Compilation of Cases
CODE OF PROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBILITY INTRODUCTION 1. 2. 3. 4. Banogan v. Zerna Ledesma v. Climaco Cui v. Cui Alawi v. Alauya &ey "he laws ' "he la#! CANON 5 - A lawyer shall a" all "$(es uph l! "he $#"e*r$"y a#! !$*#$"y le*al pr 'ess$ # a#! supp r" " he a)"$/$"$es ' "he $#"e*ra"e! &ar+ 1.. 22. 21. 22. 23. 24. 0n re #alang 0n re Ar %ur '. Cuevas )amaniego v. Ferrer Arno4i v. Arno4i ) . Louis 7niversi y e c v. *ela Cru+ Advincula v. 'aca4a a ' "he
CANON 1 - A lawyer shall uph l! "he C #s"$"u"$ #% a#! pr ( "e respe)" ' r law a#! le*al pr )ess+ 5. &. (. ,. .. 12. Re: Financial Audi o! A y. Ra"uel #. $%o C%ua v. 'esina )oriano v. *i+on ) emmeri- v. 'as *e /sasi 000 v. 1LRC Cordon v. Balican a
CANON 6 - A lawyer shall ) #!u)" h$(sel' w$"h ) ur"esy% 'a$r#ess% a#! )a#! r " war! h$s pr 'ess$ #al ) llea*ues a#! shall a/ $! harass$#* "a)"$)s a*a$#s" pp s$#* ) u#sel+ 25. 2&. 2(. 2,. 2.. 32. Reyes v. C%iong *allong8#aliciano v. Cas ro Alcan ara v. 6e!ianco Camac%o v. 6agulayan 3orres v. 9avier Linsangan v. 3olen ino
CANON , - A lawyer shall (a.e h$s le*al ser/$)es a/a$la&le $# a# e''$)$e#" a#! ) #/e#$e#" (a##er ) (pa"$&le w$"h "he $#!epe#!e#)e% $#"e*r$"y a#! e''e)"$/e#ess ' "he pr 'ess$ #+ CANON 0 - A lawyer $# (a.$#* .# w# h$s le*al ser/$)es shall use #ly "rue% h #es"% 'a$r% !$*#$'$e! a#! &1e)"$/e $#' r(a"$ # r s"a"e(e#" ' 'a)"s+ 11. 12. 13. 14. 0n re 3agorda A y. 0smael $%an v. A y Ri+alino )im4illo Canoy v. 5r i+ Linsangan v. 3olen ino
CANON 7 - A lawyer shall # "% !$re)"ly r $#!$re)"ly% ass$s" $# "he u#au"h r$8e! pra)"$)e ' law+ 31. 32. 33. 34. 35. 3&. 7le: v. Legal Clinic; 0nc. Caye ano v. 'onsod Cam4ali+a v. Cris o4al83enorio Amalgama ed La4orers< Associa ion v. C0R Aguirre v. Rama 9udge La"uindanum v. =uin ana ! 'a$"h " "he ) ur"+
CANON 2 - A lawyer shall par"$)$pa"e $# !e/el p(e#" ' "he le*al sys"e( &y $#$"$a"$#* r supp r"$#* e'' r"s $# law re' r( a#! $# "he $(pr /e(e#" ' "he a!($#$s"ra"$ # ' 1us"$)e+ CANON 3 - A lawyer shall .eep a&reas" ' le*al !e/el p(e#"s% par"$)$pa"e $# ) #"$#u$#* le*al e!u)a"$ # pr *ra(s% supp r" e'' r"s " a)h$e/e h$*hes" s"a#!ar!s $# law s)h ls as well as $# "he pra)"$)al "ra$#$#* ' law s"u!e#"s a#! ass$s" $# !$sse($#a"$#* $#' r(a"$ # re*ar!$#* "he law a#! 1ur$spru!e#)e+ CANON 4 - These )a# #s shall apply " lawyers $# * /er#(e#" ser/$)e $# "he !$s)har*e ' "he$r ''$)$al !u"$es+ 15. 1&. 1(. 1,. )uare+ v. 6la on Ramos v. 0m4ang Ca u v. Rellosa 6C## v. )andigan4ayan
CANON 11 - A lawyer shall &ser/e a#! (a$#"a$# "he respe)" !ue " "he ) ur"s a#! 1u!$)$al ''$)ers a#! sh ul! $#s$s" # s$($lar ) #!u)" &y "hers+ 3(. 3,. 3.. 42. 41. Fernande+ v. *e Ramos8>illalon Rivera v. Corral 9o%nny 1g v. Alar Fudo v. Ca leya Land Bondoc v. 9udge )im4ulan
CANON 1, - A lawyer shall e:er" e/ery e'' r" a#! ) #s$!er $" h$s !u"y " ass$s" $# "he spee!y a#! e''$)$e#" a!($#$s"ra"$ # ' 1us"$)e+ 42. Ber4ano v. Barcelona
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CANON 10 - A lawyer shall rely up # "he (er$"s ' h$s )ause a#! re'ra$# 'r ( a#y $(pr pr$e"y wh$)h "e#!s " $#'lue#)e% r *$/es "he appeara#)e ' $#'lue#)$#* "he ) ur"+ CANON 12 - A lawyer shall # " re'use h$s ser/$)es " "he #ee!y+
CANON 14 - A lawyer shall h l! $# "rus" all ( #eys a#! pr per"$es ' h$s )l$e#" "ha" (ay ) (e $#" h$s p ssess$ #+ 5&. 5(. 5,. 5.. &2. &1. &2. &3. Licuanan v. 'elo 6osidio v. >i an Lemoine v. Balon Re: A y. 'a"uera Reddi v. )ers4io *e C%ave+8Blanco v. Lumasag Ailson C%arm v. 6a a8'oya 9erry 3. Aong v. A y. )alvador 1. 'oya 00 ' h$s )l$e#" a#! he shall &e
CANON ,1 - A lawyer shall preser/e "he ) #'$!e#)e a#! se)re"s e/e# a'"er "he a"" r#ey-)l$e#" rela"$ #sh$p $s "er($#a"e!+ ,3. ,4. ,5. ,&. ,(. ,,. Regala v. )andigan4ayan 6!leider v. 6alanca 'ercado v. >i riolo #ena o v. )ila:an ?ad@ula v. 'adianda Re4ecca 9. 6alm v. A y. Feli:e 0ledan; 9r.
Ca# # ,, - A lawyer (ay w$"h!raw h$s ser/$)es #ly ' r * # "$)e appr pr$a"e $# "he )$r)u(s"a#)es+ ,.. .2. .1. .2. .3. .4. .5. Aac- Aac- #old and Coun ry Clu4 v. CA >en ere+ v. Cosme )an ero v. >ance Francisco v. 6or ugal 'e ro4an- v. CA *oronila83ioseco v. CA )es4reno v. CA
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CANON 15 - A lawyer wes '$!el$"y " "he )ause ($#!'ul ' "he "rus" a#! ) #'$!e#)e $# h$(+
CANON 16 - A lawyer shall ser/e h$s )l$e#" w$"h ) (pe"e#)e a#! !$l$*e#)e+ &4. &5. &&. &(. &,. ?ernande+ v. #o 6A1BLC5 v. 'on emayor ):s. Adecer v. A-u Belle+a v. 'acasa 5vergaard v. >alde+
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#ood moral c%arac er is more %an @us %e a4sence o! 4ad c%arac er. )uc% c%arac er eC:resses i sel! in %e will o do %e un:leasan %ing i! i is rig% and %e resolve no o do %e :leasan %ing i! i is wrong. 3%is mus 4e so 4ecause Evas in eres s are commi ed o %is careK %e is %e reci:ien o! un4ounded rus and con!idenceK %e deals wi % %is clien <s :ro:er y; re:u a ion; %is li!e; %is all.F CANONS , E 0 IN REB TAGORDA Fac s: Luis 3agorda was a mem4er o! %e :rovincial 4oard o! 0sa4ela. 6revious o %e las elec ion; %e admi s %a %e made use o! a card wri en in ):anis% con aining %e !ac %a %e was a candida e !or %ird mem4er o! %e 6rovince o! 0sa4ela D o!!ering services as no ary :u4lic Isuc% as !ree consul a ion; eCecu ion o! deed o! sale; e c.J. ?e also admi s %a %e wro e a le er addressed o a lieu enan o! a 4arrio i! %is %ome munici:ali y saying %a %e will con inue %is :rac ice o! law and !or %e lieu enan o ma-e -nown o %e :eo:le o! %is desire o serve as lawyer D no ary :u4lic Iincluding %is services o %andle land regis ra ion cases !or 63Gevery regis ra ionJ. 0ssue: AG1 ac s o! 3agorda cons i u ed adver ising ?eld: /es; 3agorda is in a way adver ising %is services and is con rary o %e Canons o! 6ro!essional B %ics. )olici a ion o! 4usiness 4y circulars or adver isemen s; or 4y :ersonal communica ions or in erviews no warran ed 4y :ersonal rela ions is un:ro!essional. ?is ac s warran dis4armen ; 4u 4ecause o! %e mi iga ing circums ance o! %is you % and ineC:erience; %e is %ere!ore sus:ended. 3%e law is a :ro!ession and no a 4usiness. 3%e lawyer may no see- or o4 ain em:loymen 4y %imsel! or %roug% o %ers !or o do so would 4e un:ro!essional. 0 is also un:ro!essional !or a lawyer o volun eer advice o 4ring lawsui . Las ly; solici a ion o! cases resul in %e lowering o! %e con!idence o! %e communi y and in egri y o! %e mem4ers o! %e 4ar Ias i resul s in needless li iga ions and in incen ing o s ri!e o %erwise :eace!ul ci i+ensJ. ATTY+ IS=AEL DHAN @+ ATTY RIAALINO SI=BILLO FACTS A :aid adver isemen in %e 6%ili::ine *aily 0n"uirer was :u4lis%ed w%ic% reads: EAnnulmen o! 'arriage ):ecialis Qcon ac num4erRF. Bs:ele a; a s a!! o! %e )u:reme Cour ; called u: %e num4er 4u i was 'rs. )im4illo w%o answered. )%e claims %a %er %us4and; A y. )im4illo was an eC:er in %andling annulmen cases and can guaran ee a cour decree wi %in 48&mos :rovided %e case will no involve se:ara ion o! :ro:er y and cus ody o! c%ildren. 0 a::ears %a similar adver isemen s were also :u4lis%ed.
By virtue of Section 12(b), Rule 139-B of the Rules of Court, this resolution is automatically elevated to the SC for final action
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! la"yer shall not, after leavin# #overnment service, acce$t en#a#ement or em$loyment in connection "ith any matter in "hich he intervened "hile in service 3 Code of Conduct and %thical Standards for &ublic 'fficers and %m$loyees
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Lengagemen or em:loymen in connec ion wi % any ma er in w%ic% %e %ad in ervened w%ile in said service. ISSUE AG1 Rule &.23 o! %e Code o! 6ro!essional Res:onsi4ili y a::lies o res:onden 'endo+aH HELD 15; 03 *5B) 153 A66L/. 3%e ma er or %e ac o! res:onden 'endo+a as )olici or #eneral involved in %e case a 4ar is Ladvising %e Cen ral Ban-; on %ow o :roceed wi % %e said 4an-Ls li"uida ion and even !iling %e :e i ion !or i s li"uida ion wi % %e CF0 o! . 0n !ine; %e Cour s%ould resolve w%e %er %is ac o! advising %e Cen ral Ban- on %e legal :rocedure o li"uida e #B1BA1$ is included wi %in %e conce: o! Lma er< under Rule &.23. 3%e Lma er< w%ere %e go %imsel! involved was in in!orming Cen ral Ban- on %e :rocedure :rovided 4y law o li"uida e #B1BA1$ %ru %e cour s and in !iling %e necessary :e i ion. 3%e su4@ec Lma er o! ):. 6roc. 1o. 12(,12; %ere!ore; is no %e same nor is rela ed o 4u is di!!eren !rom %e su4@ec Lma er in Civil Case 1o. 22.& w%ic% is a4ou %e se"ues ra ion o! %e s%ares o! res:onden s 3an; e al. 3%e @urisdic ion o! %e 6C## does no include %e dissolu ion and li"uida ion o! 4an-s. 0 goes wi %ou saying %a Code &.23 o! %e Code o! 6ro!essional Res:onsi4ili y canno a::ly o res:onden 'endo+a 4ecause %is alleged in erven ion w%ile a )olici or #eneral in ):. 6roc. 1o. 12(,12 is an in erven ion on a ma er di!!eren !rom %e ma er involved in Civil Case 1o. 22.&. )econdly; %e su::osed in erven ion o! 'endo+a in %e li"uida ion case is no signi!ican and su4s an ial. Ae no e %a %e :e i ion !iled merely see-s %e assis ance o! %e cour in %e li"uida ion o! #B1BA1$. 3%e :rinci:al role o! %e cour in %is y:e o! :roceedings is o assis %e Cen ral Ban- in de ermining claims o! credi ors agains %e #B1BA1$. Also; 3%e dis"uali!ica ion o! res:onden 'endo+a %as long 4een a !ea! $ssue. For a !ac ; %e recycled mo ion !or dis"uali!ica ion in %e case a 4ar was !iled ( re "ha# ' ur years a! er %e !iling o! %e :e i ions !or certiorari; :ro%i4i ion and in@unc ion wi % %e )u:reme Cour w%ic% were su4se"uen ly remanded o %e Sandiganbayan. A %e very leas ; %e circums ances under w%ic% %e mo ion o dis"uali!y in %e case a 4ar were re!iled :u :e i ionerLs mo ive as %ig%ly sus:ec . 0 is also su4mi ed %a %e Cour s%ould a::ly Rule &.23 in all i s s ric ness !or i correc ly dis!avors lawyers w%o Lswi c% sides. 0 is claimed %a Lswi c%ing sidesL carries %e danger %a !ormer governmen em:loyee may com:romise con!iden ial o!!icial in!orma ion in %e :rocess. Bu %is concern does no cas a s%adow in %e case a 4ar. As a!ore8discussed; %e ac o! res:onden 'endo+a in in!orming %e Cen ral Ban- on %e :rocedure %ow o li"uida e #B1BA1$ is a di!!eren ma er !rom %e su4@ec ma er o! Civil Case 1o. 2225 w%ic% is a4ou %e se"ues ra ion o! %e s%ares o! res:onden s 3an; et al.; in Allied Ban-. 3%ere is no swi c%ing sides !or %ere were no sides. CANON 5
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?BL*GRA305: /es; i cons i u es :rac ice o! law. 1o; %e ads s%ould 4e en@oined. 6rac ice o! law means any ac ivi y; in or ou o! cour ; w%ic% re"uires %e a::lica ion o! law; legal :rocedures; -nowledge; raining and eC:erience. 3o engage in %e :rac ice o! law is o :er!orm %ose ac s w%ic% are c%arac eris ic o! %e :ro!ession. #enerally; o :rac ice law is o give advice or render any -ind o! service %a involves legal -nowledge or s-ill. 3%e :rac ice o! law is no limi ed o %e conduc o! cases in cour . 0 includes legal advice and counsel; and %e :re:ara ion o! legal ins rumen s and con rac 4y w%ic% legal rig% s are secured; al %oug% suc% ma er may or may no 4e :ending in a cour . A%en a :erson :ar ici:a es in a rial and adver ises %imsel! as a lawyer; %e is in %e :rac ice o! law. 5ne w%o con!ers wi % clien s; advises %em as o %eir legal rig% s and %en a-es %e 4usiness o an a orney and as-s %e la er o loo- a! er %e
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ISSUE AG1 %ere was an a orney8clien rela ions%i: 4e ween A y. Francisco and 'rs. ?ilado HELD /es; %ere was an a orney8clien rela ions%i: 4ecause %e :ur:ose o! 'rs. ?ilado was o o4 ain A y. Francisco<s :ersonal service as a lawyer Re ainer and !re"uency o! consul a ion is no needed ; so long as %e :ur:ose is o o4 ain :ro!essional advice or assis ance and %e a orney :ermi s; %en an a orney8clien rela ions%i: is es a4lis%ed Formali y is no essen ial
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0ssue: 'ay a mem4er o! %e 6%ili::ine Bar w%o was dis4arred or sus:ended !rom %e :rac ice o! law in a !oreign @urisdic ion w%ere %e %as also 4e admi ed as an a orney 4e me ed %e same sanc ion as a mem4er o! %e 6%ili::ine Bar !or %e same in!rac ion commi ed in %e !oreign @urisdic ionH Ruling: 0 is no au oma ic sus:ension or dis4armen ; 4u is :rima !acie evidence only. 3%e :ower o! %e Cour o dis4arGsus:end a lawyer !or ac s an omission commi ed in a !oreign @urisdic ion is !ound in )ec 2(; Rule 13, o! %e Revised Rules o! Cour : EQOR3%e dis4armen or sus:ension o! a mem4er o! %e 6%ili::ine Bar 4y a com:e en cour or o %er disci:lina ory agency in a !oreign @urisdic ion w%ere %e %as also 4een admi ed as an a orney is a ground for his disbarment or suspension if the basis of such action includes any of the acts hereinabo"e enumerated. 3%e @udgmen ; resolu ion or order o! %e !oreign cour or disci:linary agency s%all 4e prima facie e"idence o! %e ground !or dis4armen or sus:ension.F Also; %e viola ed Ar icle 14.2 in rela ion o 14.1 o! %e civil code w%ic% :ro%i4i s a lawyer !rom ac"uiring 4y assignmen %e clien <s :ro:er y w%ic% is %e su4@ec o! li iga ion. 0 eC ends o legal redem: ion. 'os :ar icularly; Canon 1( w%ic% s a es %a a lawyer owes !ideli y o %e cause o! %is clien and 4e mind!ul o! %e rus and con!idence 0n %imK and rule 1.21; w%ic% :ro%i4i s a lawyer !rom engaging in unlaw!ul; dis%ones ; immoral or decei !ul conduc . ?5AB>BR; %ere is a need o ascer ain 'a"uera %as %e rig% o eC:lain w%y %e s%ould and s%ould no 4e sus:endedGdis4arred on %ose grounds. )us:ensionGdis4armen is 153 au oma ic 1B>BR3?BLB)); %e Cour rules %a 'a"uera s%ould 4e sus:ended !rom %e :rac ice o! law !or %e non8:aymen o! %is 0B6 dues !rom 1.((. REDDI @+ SERBIO% >R+ Fac s: Reddi; an 0ndian na ional; is a :%ilan %ro:is . )%e decided o :u u: a %os:i al in %e 6%ili::ines and ac"uired; wi % %e %el: o! A y. )er4io; some :ro:er ies o %el: s:eed u: genera ion o! !unds. 0 was la er !ound ou %a some o! %e :ro:er ies did no in !ac 4elong o %e Zowners< s%e :aid.
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Canon 1( s a es %a lawyers s%all 4e mind!ul o! %e rus and con!idence re:osed in %em. Res:onden s%ould %ave 4een mind!ul o! %e rus and con!idence com:lainan s re:osed in %im. Com:lainan s allege %a %ey are illi era e and %a %e ):ouses Bus a"uio oo- advan age o! %em. Com:lainan s engaged %e services o! res:onden in %e %o:e %a %e would %el: %em recover %eir :ro:er y. 0ns ead o! :ro ec ing %e in eres s o! com:lainan s; res:onden oo- advan age o! com:lainan s and rans!erred %e i le o! %e :ro:er y o %is name. Considering %e de:ravi y o! res:onden <s o!!ense; %e Cour !inds %e recommended :enal y oo lig% . >iola ion o! Canons 1& and 1( cons i u es gross misconduc . )ec ion 2(; Rule 13, o! %e Rules o! Cour s a es %a a mem4er o! %e 4ar may 4e dis4arred or sus:ended !rom %is o!!ice as a orney 4y %e Cour !or gross misconduc .
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FAC3) Case 1: 9udge Caguioa issued a wri o! :reliminary in@unc ion agains %e Re:u4lic !or %e im:lemen a ion o! a law5 w%ic% re"uired %e :aymen o! du ies and aCes o im:or ers in %e )u4ic Bay Free:or Zone; w%o !ormerly %ad an eCem: ion o suc% aCes 4u was su4se"uen ly re"uired 4y vir ue o! suc% law. ?e also gran ed various eC8:ar e mo ions !or in erven ions o! di!!eren 4u similarly si ua ed cor:ora ions; and a::roved an in@unc ion 4ond o! 61' !or all %e :e i ioners. 3%ese orders were immedia ely im:lemen ed des:i e %e 'Rs !iled 4y %e 5)#. 3%e Re:u4lic !iled adminis ra ive cases agains Caguioa !or mani!es :ar iali y; gross ignorance o! %e law and conduc :re@udicial o %e 4es in eres o! %e service. 3%is was ac ed u:on 4y %e 5CA and su4se"uen ly 4y %e CA; s a ing %a Caguioa gravely a4used %is discre ion !or ordering %e issuance o! %e wri o! 6reliminary 0n@unc ion. Case 2: IAlmos similar circums ances; di!!eren :eo:le involvedJ 9udge Caguioa issued a wri o! :reliminary in@unc ion and a 3R5; o en@oin a :erson !rom ac ing as an o!!icer in a #ov< agency. 3%e agency !iled adminis ra ive cases agains Caguioa !or mani!es :ar iali y; gross ignorance o! %e law and conduc :re@udicial o %e 4es in eres o! %e service. Case 3: Caguioa ordered a Ari o! BCecu ion; a! er %is order o! dismissal o! a case 4ased on :rescri: ion. 6riva e 6e i ioner !iled a case !or #rave 'isconduc agains Caguioa. 3%e CA saw %is as invalid; 4ecause %e Ari s%ould con!orm o %e dis:osi ive :or ion o! %e decision. 3%e 5rder o! dismissal did no ad@udica e any rig% s o! %e :ar ies and resolved no o %er ma er eCce: %e dismissal o! %e case. he findings of the 1n"estigati"e Justice of the .A: Case 1: #uil y o! gross ignorance o! %e law X conduc :re@udicial o %e 4es in eres o! %e service. Bvidence on %e 'ani!es 6ar iali y was insu!!icien . Case 2: )ame as Case 1. Case 3: #uil y o! sim:le misconduc . 6enal y: 18year sus:ension X ) ern Aarning. 0))7BG): AG1 Caguioa is guil y o! #ross 0gnorance o! %e Law; Conduc 6re@udicial o %e Bes 0n eres o! %e )ervice and )im:le 'isconduc .
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47 ; Bloc- C 2212
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59 ; Bloc- C 2212
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51 ; Bloc- C 2212
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5, ; Bloc- C 2212
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