Who is a Collaborating

Counsel?
One who is subsequently
engaged to assist a lawyer
already handling a particular
case for a client.
 The handling lawyer
cannot just take another
counsel without the
consent of the client.
 The new lawyer on the
other hand cannot just
enter his appearance as
collaborating counsel
without the conformity of
the first counsel.
 The same diligence
required of the first
counsel is required of the
collaborating counsel. The
negligence of the latter is
also binding on the client.
 Doctrine of Imputed
Knowledge
Is based on the assumption that an
attorney, who has notice of matter
affecting his client, has communicated
the same to his principal in the course
of professional dealings.
It applies regardless of whether or not
the lawyer actually communicated to
the client what he learned in his
professional capacity, the attorney and
his client being one judicial person.