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LEGAL ETHICS CASE DIGESTS

CODE OF PROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBILITY

INTRODUCTION

1. Banogan v. Zerna2. Ledesma v. Climaco3. Cui v. Cui

4. Alawi v. Alauya

CANON 1 - A lawyer shall uphl! "he C#s"$"u"$#% &ey "he laws ' "he la#!a#! pr("e respe)" 'r law a#! le*al pr)ess+

5. Re: Financial Audi o! Ay. Ra"uel #. $%o&. C%ua v. 'esina(. )oriano v. *i+on,. )emmeri- v. 'as. *e /sasi 000 v. LRC1. Cordon v. Balicana

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#! &e)"$/e $#'r(a"$# r s"a"e(e#" ' 'a)"s+

11. 0n re agorda12. Ay. 0smael $%an v. Ay Ri+alino )imillo13. Canoy v. ri+14. Linsangan v. olenino

CANON 2 A lawyer shall par"$)$pa"e $# !e/elp(e#" ' "he le*al sys"e( &y$#$"$a"$#* r suppr"$#* e''r"s $# law re'r( a#! $# "he $(pr/e(e#" ' "hea!($#$s"ra"$# ' us"$)e+

CANON 3 A lawyer shall .eep a&reas" ' le*al !e/elp(e#"s% par"$)$pa"e $#)#"$#u$#* le*al e!u)a"$# pr*ra(s% suppr" e''r"s " a)h$e/e h$*hes"s"a#!ar!s $# law s)hls as well as $# "he pra)"$)al "ra$#$#* ' law s"u!e#"s a#!ass$s" $# !$sse($#a"$#* $#'r(a"$# re*ar!$#* "he law a#! ur$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. )uare+ v. 6laon1&. Ramos v. 0mang1(. Cau v. Rellosa1,. 6C## v. )andiganayan

CANON 5 A lawyer shall a" all "$(es uphl! "he $#"e*r$"y a#! !$*#$"y ' "hele*al pr'ess$# a#! suppr" " he a)"$/$"$es ' "he $#"e*ra"e! &ar+

1. 0n re #alang2. 0n re Ar%ur '. Cuevas21. )amaniego v. Ferrer

22. Arnoi v. Arnoi23. ). Louis 7niversiy ec v. *ela Cru+24. Advincula v. 'acaaa

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$#s"pps$#* )u#sel+

25. Reyes v. C%iong2&. *allong8#aliciano v. Casro2(. Alcanara v. 6e!ianco2,. Camac%o v. 6agulayan2. orres v. 9avier

3. Linsangan v. olenino

CANON 7 A lawyer shall #"% !$re)"ly r $#!$re)"ly% ass$s" $# "he u#au"hr$8e!pra)"$)e ' law+

31. 7le v. Legal Clinic; 0nc.32. Cayeano v. 'onsod33. Camali+a v. Crisoal8enorio34. Amalgamaed Laorers< Associaion v. C0R35. Aguirre v. Rama3&. 9udge La"uindanum v. =uinana

CANON 19 A lawyer wes )a#!r% 'a$r#ess a#! *! 'a$"h " "he )ur"+

CANON 11 A lawyer shall &ser/e a#! (a$#"a$# "he respe)" !ue " "he )ur"sa#! u!$)$al ''$)ers a#! shul! $#s$s" # s$($lar )#!u)" &y "hers+

3(. Fernande+ v. *e Ramos8>illalon3,. Rivera v. Corral3. 9o%nny g v. Alar4. Fudo v. Caleya Land41. Bondoc v. 9udge )imulan

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"$# ' us"$)e+

42. Berano v. Barcelona

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43. )easian v. Ba@ar44. ?egna v. 6aderanga45. 6lus Builders v. Revilla4&. Fil8#arcia; 0nc. v. ?ernande+

CANON 10 A lawyer shall rely up# "he (er$"s ' h$s )ause a#! re'ra$# 'r(a#y $(prpr$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+

4(. Foods%ere v. 'auricio4,. )usension o! Ay. Baguayao

CANON 13 A lawyer shall &ser/e )a#!r% 'a$r#ess a#! lyal"y $# all h$s!eal$#*s a#! "ra#sa)"$#s w$"h h$s )l$e#"s+

4. ?ilado v. *avid5. a-il v. >aldes51. ?ornilla v. )aluna

52. or%wesern 7niversiy v. Ar"uillo53. =uiamao v. Bama54. ?eirs o! Falame v. Baguio55. 6acana v. 6ascual8Loe+

CANON 14 A lawyer shall hl! $# "rus" all (#eys a#! prper"$es ' h$s )l$e#""ha" (ay )(e $#" h$s pssess$#+

5&. Licuanan v. 'elo5(. 6osidio v. >ian5,. Lemoine v. Balon5. Re: Ay. 'a"uera&. Reddi v. )ersio&1. *e C%ave+8Blanco v. Lumasag&2. ilson C%arm v. 6aa8'oya&3. 9erry . ong v. Ay. )alvador . 'oya 00

CANON 15 A lawyer wes '$!el$"y " "he )ause ' h$s )l$e#" a#! he shall &e($#!'ul ' "he "rus" a#! )#'$!e#)e $# h$(+

CANON 16 A lawyer shall ser/e h$s )l$e#" w$"h )(pe"e#)e a#! !$l$*e#)e+

&4. ?ernande+ v. #o&5. 6ALC v. 'onemayor&&. )s. Adecer v. A-u&(. Belle+a v. 'acasa&,. vergaard v. >alde+

&. Angalan v. *elane(. )anon8an v. Roino(1. )omoso v. Lara

CANON 17 A lawyer shall represe#" h$s )l$e#" w$"h 8eal w$"h$# "he &u#!s 'law+

(2. Briones v. 9imene+(3. 6ena v. Aaricio

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&. #ac%alian 6romoions v. aldo+a(. )anos v. Llamas,. Leer o! Ay. Cecilio Arevalo. >da. de Barrera v. Lau1.Barrienos v. *aarol11.Berano v. Belran

12.aas v. 'alicden13.)esreno v. CA

NE< CODE OF >UDICIAL CONDUCT

CANON 1 I#!epe#!e#)e

14.Liarios v. *alos15.#o v. CA1&.)aisana v. >illamor1(.an v. Rosee1,.*imaulac v. >illon

CANON , I#"e*r$"y

1.Fernande+ v. ?amoy11.*awa v. *e Asa111. 0n re @udge 'arcos112.Lac%ica v. Flordeli+a113.)iayan89oa"uin v. 9avellana114.lga v. 9udge >irgilio #. Caallero

CANON 0 I(par"$al$"y

115.*imo Realy D *evelomen v. *imaculangan11&.6imenel v. )alanga11(.'onemayor v. Berme@o; 9r.11,.-ure v. >elasco11.)andoval v. CA12.%e Law Firm o! C%ave+ v. 9usice *icdican; ec.

CANON 2 Prpr$e"y

121.9. $ing D )ons v. ?onanosas122.Cenrum Agri Business Realy Cor v. $aalas8'oscardon123.Ri+alina v. 9udge 6aulia B. Acosa8>illarane124.Ay. Florencio Alay Binalay v. 9udge lias Lelina; 9r.125.Concerned lawyers o! Bulacan v. 6residing 9udge 6ornillos; RC Br. 1

'alolos Ciy12&.>enancio 0no; Anna 9ane *. Li%ayli%ay; ec. 9udge Ale@andro Canda

12(.0n Re: 7ndaed Leer o! Louis Biraogo

CANON 3 E?ual$"y

CANON 4 C(pe"e#)e a#! !$l$*e#)e

12,.Reulic o! %e 6%iliines v. 9udge Ramon ). Caguioa; ec.

12.*ee C. C%uan D )ons; 0nc v. 9udge illiam )imon 6. 6erala13.6rosecuor 9orge *. Baculi v. 9udge 'edel Arnaldo B. Belen131.*anilo *avid ). 'ariano v. 9udge 9ose 6. acional132.Ay. Anonio #. Caneda v. 9udge ric F. 'enc%ave+133.ilda >erginesa8)uare+ v. 9udge Renao 9. *ilag

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CODE OF PROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBILITY

INTRODUCTION

BANOGAN @+ ERNA

Facs: %e original decision in %is case was rendered y %e cadasral cour wayac- on Feruary ; 12&; sixty one years ago. A moion o amend %a decision was!iled on 'arc% &; 15(; thirty one years later. %is was !ollowed y an amendedeiion !or review o! %e @udgmen on 'arc% 1,; 15(; and an oosiion %ereo on'arc% 2&; 15(. n coer 11; 1(1; or after fourteen years, a moion o dismiss %eeiion was !iled. %e eiion was dismissed on *ecemer ,; 1(1; and %e moion!or reconsideraion was denied on Feruary 14; 1(2. %e eiioners %en came ous on ceriorari o "uesion %e orders o! %e resonden @udge. %e resonden courdismissed %e eiion !or review o! %e decision rendered in 12& on %e ground %a i%ad een !iled ou o! ime; indeed %iry one years oo lae. Lac%es; i was %eld; %adoeraed agains %e eiioners.

%e eiioners conend %a %e said @udgmen %ad no ye ecome !inal andeecuory ecause %e land in disue %ad no ye een regisered in !avor o! %e

rivae resondens. %e said @udgmen would ecome so only Ea!er one year !rom%e issuance o! %e decree o! regisraion. 0! anyone was guily o! lac%es; i was %erivae resondens w%o %ad !ailed o en!orce %e @udgmen y %aving %e landregisered in %eir %e ursuan %ereo.

For %eir ar; %e rivae resondens argue %a %e decision o! Feruary ;12&; ecame !inal and eecuory a!er 3 days; same no %aving een aealed y%e eiioners during %a eriod. %ey sle on %eir rig%s !or thirty one yearse!orei occurred o %em o "uesion %e @udgmen o! %e cadasral cour.

0 is s%own %a i is agains %eir conenions and %a under %is docrine%ey s%ould no %ave delayed in assering %eir claim o! !raud. %eir delay was noonly !or %iry one days u !or %iry one years.Lac%es ars %eir eiion now. %eirosiion is clearly conrary o law and logic and o even ordinary common sense.

0ssue: G eiioners are already arred y lac%es.

?eld:/). %is Cour %as reeaedly reminded liigans and lawyers ali-e %a

liigaion mus end and erminae someime and somew%ere; and i is assen essenialo an e!!ecive and e!!icien adminisraion o! @usice %a; once a @udgmen %asecome !inal; %e winning ary e no; %roug% a mere suer!uge; derived o! %e!ruis o! %e verdic. Cours mus %ere!ore guard agains any sc%eme calculaed oring aou %a resul. Consiued as %ey are o u an end o conroversies; courss%ould !rown uon any aem o rolong %em. %ere s%ould e a greaerawareness on %e ar o! liigans %a %e ime o! %e @udiciary; muc% more so o! %isCour; is oo valuale o e wased or !riered away y e!!ors; !ar !rom

commendale; o evade %e oeraion o! a decision !inal and eecuory; esecially so;w%ere; as s%own in %is case; %e clear and mani!es asence o! any rig% calling !orvindicaion; is "uie ovious and indisuale.

ne reason w%y %ere is a degree o! ulic disrus !or lawyers is %e waysome o! %em misinerre %e law o %e oin o! disorion in a cunning e!!or oac%ieve %eir uroses. By doing so; %ey !rusrae %e ends o! @usice and a %esame ime lessen oular !ai% in %e legal ro!ession as %e sworn u%olders o! %e

law. %ile %is is no o say %a every wrong inerreaion o! %e law is o econdemned; as indeed mos o! %em are only %ones errors; %is Cour mus eressis disaroval o! %e adroi and inenional misreading designed recisely ocircumven or violae i. As o!!icers o! %e cour; lawyers %ave a resonsiiliy o assisin %e roer adminisraion o! @usice. %ey do no disc%arge %is duy y !ilingoinless eiions %a only add o %e wor-load o! %e @udiciary; esecially %is Cour;w%ic% is urdened enoug% as i is. A @udicious sudy o! %e !acs and %e law s%ouldadvise %em w%en a case; suc% as %is; s%ould no e ermied o e !iled o merelycluer %e already congesed @udicial doc-es. %ey do no advance %e cause o! lawor %eir cliens y commencing liigaions %a !or s%eer lac- o! meri do no deserve%e aenion o! %e cours.

LEDES=A @+ CLI=ACO

Facs:Ay. Ledesma was %e counsel de are !or one o! %e cases ending e!ore

%e sala o! 9udge Climaco. ?e !iled a moion o wi%draw !rom %e case u %e @udgedenied %e moion and insead aoined %im counsel de o!icio !or wo more cases.Ay. Ledesma !iled ano%er moion o wi%draw ecause %e was aoined as elecionregisrar; w%ic% was sill denied.

0ssue:)%ould %is moion o wi%draw as counsel roserH

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managemen o %e !ounders @oinly and; in case o! %eir incaaciy or dea%; o Esuc%ersons as %ey may nominae or designae; in %e order rescried o %em.Iemodied in )ec. 2 o! %e souses deed o! donaionJ

6laini!! 9esus 'a. Cui and de!endan Anonio 'a. Cui are ro%ers; eing%e sons o! 'ariano Cui; one o! %e ne%ews o! %e souses *on 6edro and *onaBenigna Cui. 0n 1&; %e %en incumen adminisraor o! %e ?osicio; resigned in!avor o! Anonio Cui ursuan o a Econvenio enered ino eween %em %a was

emodied on a noarial documen. 9esus Cui; %owever %ad no rior noice o! ei%er%e Econvenio or o! %is ro%er


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FAC):%e !!ice o! %e Cour Adminisraor ICAJ insiued an adminisraive case

agains Ay $%o; a !ormer cler- o! cour o! an RC; a!er an audi y %e !ormer !ound%a %e laer !ailed o remi 6&$ Icon!iscaed cas% ondsJ and 65$I)ecialAllowance !or %e 9udiciary FundJ. Ay $%o saed %a %ese amouns were sored in%e cour


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'. 'elencio; %e owner


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ac- o *enmar-. A!er some ime; Ay 'as in!ormed )emmeri- %a %e !ound %eowner o! %e ig iece o! roery and saed %e rice o! %e roery is 63.,'.)emmeri- agreed; giving Ay 'as %e money; and %e laer suosedly drawing u%e necessary aerwor-.

%en )emmeri- as-ed w%en %e could %ave %e roery regisered in %isname; Ay 'as can


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o! a laor disue wi%in %is @urisdicion.M 0! %e ever did so; or a leas enerained %e%oug%; %e coious records o! %e roceedings in %is conroversy are arren o! anyre!lecion o! %e same.

CORDON @+ BALICANTA

FAC):

Cordon; along wi% %er daug%er; in%eried some roeries !rom %er%usand wi% %e %el o! Ay Balicana. )use"uenly; Ay Balicana eniced %em o!orm a cororaion o develo %e real roeries in%eried. )uc% cor. was !ormed;and %e roeries were regisered in %e cor.


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An adminisraive comlain was !iled w%ic% was re!erred o %e 0B6 !orinvesigaion and recommendaion. %e 0B6 resolved o susend Ay. )imillo !or1year. oe %a al%oug% %e name o! Ay. )imillo did no aear in %eadverisemen; %e admied %e acs imued agains %im u argued %a %e s%ouldno e c%arged. ?e said %a i was ime o li! %e asolue ro%iiion againsadverisemen ecause %e ineres o! %e ulic isn


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)R>0C) FFR*:C)7LA0 A* A))0)AC >R)A) )A'R6AR0A* *7 ACC0*;

097R/; 0LL)); )0C$)); *A?A* 0)7RAC BF0 CLA0')ABRA*.0n %is de!ense; olenino denies -nowing Laiano and au%ori+ing %e rining andcirculaing o! said calling card.

0ssue:G Ay. olenino is guily o! adverising %is services

?eld:/es. Ay. olenino susended !or violaing Rules 1.3; 2.3; ,.2 and 1&.4

and Canon 3 o! %e Code o! 6ro!essional Resonsiiliy.i% regard o Canon 3; %e racice o! law is a ro!ession and no a

usiness. %us; lawyers s%ould no adverise %eir alens as merc%ans adverise%eir wares. o allow lawyers o adverise %eir alensGs-ill is a commerciali+aion o!%e racice o! law Idegrading %e ro!ession in %e ulic


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#overnmen emloyees are eeced o devoe %emselves comleely o ulicservice. For %is reason; %e rivae racice o! ro!ession is ro%iied. )ecion (IJI2J o! %e Code o! %ical )andards !or 6ulic !!icials and mloyees rovides:

)ecion (. Prohibited Acts and ransactions. 88 0n addiion o acs andomissions o! ulic o!!icials and emloyees now rescried in %e Consiuion andeising laws; %e !ollowing consiue ro%iied acs and ransacions o! any ulico!!icial and emloyee and are %erey declared unlaw!ul:

IJ uside emloymen and o%er aciviies relaed %ereo; ulic o!!icials andemloyees during %eir incumency s%all no:

I1J ngage in %e rivae racice o! ro!ession unless au%ori+ed y %eConsiuion or law; rovided %a suc% racice will no con!lic wi% %eir o!!icial!uncion. hus, la!yers in go"ernment ser"ice cannot handle pri"ate cases for theyare expected to de"ote themsel"es full#time to the !ork of their respecti"e offices.

0n %is insance; resonden received 65; !rom %e comlainan andissued a recei on 9uly 15; 12 w%ile %e was sill conneced wi% %e 6A.Acceance o! money !rom a clien esalis%es an aorney8clienrelaions%i. Resondens admission %a %e acceed money !rom %e comlainan

and %e recei con!irmed %e resence o! an aorney8clien relaions%i eween %imand %e comlainan. 'oreover; %e recei s%owed %a %e acceed %ecomlainans case w%ile %e was sill a governmen lawyer. Resonden clearlyviolaed %e ro%iiion on rivae racice o! ro!ession.

Aggravaing resondens wrongdoing was %is recei o! aorneys !ees. %e6A was creaed !or %e urose o! roviding !ree legal assisance o indigenliigans. )ecion 14I3J; C%aer 5; ile 000; Boo- > o! %e Revised AdminisraiveCode rovides: )ec. 14.

%e 6A s%all e %e rincial law o!!ice o! %e #overnmen in eending!ree legal assisance o indigen ersons in criminal; civil; laor; adminisraive ando%er "uasi8@udicial cases.

As a 6A lawyer; resonden s%ould no %ave acceed aorneys !ees !rom%e comlainan as %is was inconsisen wi% %e o!!ices mission. Resonden

violaed %e ro%iiion agains acceing legal !ees o%er %an %is salary.very lawyer is oligaed o u%old %e law. %is undera-ing includes %e

oservance o! %e aove8menioned ro%iiions laanly violaed y resondenw%en %e acceed %e comlainans cases and received aorneys !ees inconsideraion o! %is legal services. Conse"uenly; resondens acceance o! %ecases was also a reac% o! Rule 1,.1 o! %e Code o! 6ro!essional Resonsiiliyecause %e ro%iiion on %e rivae racice o! ro!ession dis"uali!ied %im !romacing as %e comlainans counsel.

Aside !rom disregarding %e ro%iiions agains %andling rivae cases andacceing aorneys !ees; resonden also surreiiously deceived %e comlainan.o only did %e !ail o ! ile a comlain agains %e 9ovellanoses Iw%ic% in %e !irs lace%e s%ould no %ave doneJ; resonden also led %e comlainan o elieve %a %ereally !iled an acion agains %e 9ovellanoses. ?e even made i aear %a %e

cases were eing ried and as-ed %e comlainan o ay %is Eaearance !ees !or%earings %a never oo- lace. %ese acs consiued dis%onesy; a violaion o! %elawyers oa% no o do any !alse%ood.

Resondens conduc in o!!ice !ell s%or o! %e inegriy and good moralc%aracer re"uired o! all lawyers; secially one occuying a ulic o!!ice. Lawyers inulic o!!ice are eeced no only o re!rain !rom any ac or omission w%ic% end olessen %e rus and con!idence o! %e cii+enry in governmen u also u%old %e

digniy o! %e legal ro!ession a all imes and oserve a %ig% sandard o! %onesy and!air dealing. A governmen lawyer is a -eeer o! ulic !ai% and is urdened wi% a%ig% degree o! social resonsiiliy; %ig%er %an %is re%ren in rivae racice.

%ere is; %owever; insu!!icien asis o !ind resonden guily o! violaingRule 1&.1 o! %e Code o! 6ro!essional Resonsiiliy. Resonden did no %old %emoney !or %e ene!i o! %e comlainan u acceed i as %is aorneys !ees. ?enei%er %eld %e amoun in rus !or %e comlainan Isuc% as an amoun delivered y%e s%eri!! in sais!acion o! a @udgmen oligaion in !avor o! %e clienJ nor was igiven o %im !or a seci!ic urose Isuc% as amouns given !or !iling !ees and ailondJ. ever%eless; resonden s%ould reurn %e 65; as %e; a governmenlawyer; was no eniled o aorneys !ees and no allowed o acce %em.

CATU @+ RELLOSA

FACTSCau co8owns a lo and uilding and conesed %e ossession o! one o! %e

unis in %e said uilding y li+ae% Isiser in law o! CauJ and 6asor; w%o ignoreddemands o vacae %e lace. %e aries wen o %e Luon agaamayaa o ry osele %e issue amicaly. Resoden Rellosa as 6unong Barangay resided over %econciliaion roceedings. %e aries !ailed o sele %eir case; and %e eiionerroug% %e case o cour.

)urrisingly; Rellosa aeared in cour as counsel !or li+ae% and 6asor.%is romed Cau o !ile an adminisraive comlain agains Rellosa !or %is ac o!imroriey.

0B6 commiee on ar disciline; a!er invesigaion; ruled %a Rellosaviolaed Rule &.32 and RA &(133. %e commiee recommended Rellosa


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Rule 4+90 appl$es #ly " a lawyer wh has left government service.Rellosa was an incumen unong arangay a %e ime %e commied %e accomlained o!.

As suc% incumen; %e roer law %a governs %im is RA (1&4; w%ic%acually allows %im o racice %is ro!ession. ?owever; eing a ulic o!!icial; %e isalso governed y Revised Civil )ervice Rules; w%ic% re"uires %im !irs o oain awrien ermission !rom %is dearmen %ead w%o is %e )ec. o! *0L#. %is %e !ailed

o do.)C ruled %a Rellosa violaed %e lawyer


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IN RE GALANG

*ocrine:%a %e concealmen o! an aorney in %is alicaion o a-e %e Bar

eaminaions o! %e !ac %a %e %ad een wi%; or indiced !or an alleged crime; as aground !or revocaion o! %is license o racice law; is well seled.

IN RE ARTHUR =+ CUE@AS

FACTS 6eiioner Ar%ur Cuevas 9r. recenly assed %e ar eaminaions; u was

recluded !rom a-ing %e lawyer


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?eld:)C !inds resonden guily o! immoral conduc; and susended %im !rom %e

racice o! law !or 2 years; and ano%er 2 years !or noari+ing documens.

Resonden was already a memer o! %e Bar w%en %e conraced %eigamous marriage. ?owever; a!er %is !ailed !irs marriage; %e remained celiae unil%e 2ndmarriage; s%owed %is good inenions y marrying %e 2ndwi!e; and %e never

asconded in %is !amily duies. %e )C !inds %a enaly o! disarmen is oo %ars%.As o %e c%arge o! misconduc !or %aving noari+ed documens wi%ou %e

necessary commission; )C sresses noari+aion is no an emy; meaningless;rouinary ac. For doing suc% consiues no only malracice u also %e crime o!!alsi!icaion o! ulic documens. Resonden also violaed %e oarial Law !or sodoing; and %is !alls s"uarely wi%in %e ro%iiion o! Rule 1.1 and Canon (.

%e o%er cases agains resonden are ending e!ore %e roer !orums.A suc% sages; %e resumion o! innocence sill revails in !avor o! %e resonden.

ARNOBIT @+ ARNOBIT

FACTS6eiioner Reecca Arnoi !iled %is comlain agains %er %usand;

resonden Ay. 6onciano Arnoi; raying %a %e cour eercise is discilinaryower over %im.Reecca alleged %a s%e and resonden were married on 142K %a %ey

ore 12 c%ildrenK %a s%e saw resonden %roug% law sc%ool; coninuouslysuoring %im unil %e assed %e arK %a several years a!er %eir marriage; or in1&,; resonden le! %e con@ugal %ome and egan co%aiing wi% Benia Buena!eavarro w%o laer ore %im !our more c%ildren. Because o! %is; Reecca wasimelled o !ile a comlain !or legal searaion and suor; and a criminal case !oradulery.

Resonden admied %a Reecca is %is wedded wi!e u %e denied %avingco%aied wi% Benia. ?e also saed %a Reecca was %e cause o! %eir searaionalleging %a s%e was always raveling !or usiness uroses wi%ou %is -nowledgeand consen; %erey neglecing %er oligaions oward %er !amily. ?earings wereconduced e!ore %e !!ice o! %e )ol#en and suse"uenly; e!ore %e 0B6

Commission on Bar *isciline.Aside !rom %ersel!; Reecca resened 2 o%er winesses: %er siser; w%o

ideni!ied a leer sen o %er y resonden aologi+ing !or %e un%ainess %ecaused %e !amilyK and %e o%er was 'elecio avarro; %e %usand o! Benia; w%oesi!ied aou %ow resonden oo- %is wi!e Benia as a misress -nowing !ully well o!%eir marriage. *uring %e %earings; resonden; desie due noice; reeaedlyasened %imsel! w%en i was %is urn o resen evidence. ?e would also see-osonemen; leading illness; on %e %earing daes.

0B6 Commission on Bar *isciline Reor:%e 0B6 Commission on Bar *isciline !ound resonden liale !oraandonmen and recommended %is susension !rom %e racice o! law !or3 mon%s. 0 averred %a an inde!inie susension is no recommendedecause resonden suors %imsel! %roug% %e racice o! law and %a i

would e cruel deny %im o! %is a %is ime w%en %e is already advanced inage.

HELD%e Cour agreed wi% %e 0B6 recommendaion u ruled %a gross immoral

conduc was su!!icienly roven warraning disarmen o! resonden.CA ( UA la!yer shall at all times uphold the integrity and dignity of the

legal profession and support the acti"ities of the 1ntegrated Bar.Rule (.3 UA la!yer shall not engage in conduct that ad"ersely reflects on

this fitness to practice la!, nor should he, !hether in public or pri"ate life beha"e in ascandalous manner to the discredit of the legal profession.

6ossession o! good moral c%aracer is no only a condiion receden o %eracice o! law; u a coninuing "uali!icaion !or all memers o! %e ar.

#ood moral c%aracer is more %an @us %e asence o! ad c%aracer. 0eresses isel! in %e will o do %e unleasan %ing i! i is rig% and %e resolve no odo %e leasan %ing i! i is wrong.

0mmoral conduc %as een descried as conduc w%ic% is so will!ul; !lagran;or s%ameless as o s%ow indi!!erence o %e oinion o! good and resecalememers o! %e communiy. o e %e asis o! discilinary acion; suc% conduc musno only e immoral; u grossly immoral.

#rossly immoral meaning i mus e so corru as o virually consiue acriminal ac or so unrinciled as o e rere%ensile o a %ig% degree or commiedunder suc% scandalous or revoling circumsances as o s%oc- %e common sense o!decency.

Lawyers mus no only e o! good moral c%aracer u mus also e seen oe o! good moral c%aracer and leading lives in accordance wi% %e %ig%es moralsandards o! %e communiy.

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e!ore droing %er o!! in a ulic sree. Ay. 'acaaa aologi+ed o Advincula viae messages immediaely a!er %e 2nd-issing inciden.

Advincula !iled a eiion !or disarmen agains Ay. 'acaaa on %eground o! grossly immoral c%aracer. Ay. 'acaaa admied %a %e did -issAdvincula; u %a %is was due o %is !eelings oward Advincula.

ISSUE

0s Ay. 'acaaa guily o! grossly immoral c%aracer o meri %isdisarmenH

HELD%e )ureme Cour ruled %a Ay. 'acaaa was guily o! grossly

immoral c%aracer.#rossly immoral c%aracer mus e so corru as o consiue a criminal ac;

or so unrinciled as o e rere%ensile o a %ig% degree or commied under suc%scandalous or revoling circumsances as o s%ow %e common sense o! decency. omeri a disarmen; %e ac mus e grossly immoral.

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Laer; comlainan !iled a mani!esaion%a s%e won


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TORRES @+ >A@IER

Facs:Ay. orres and 'rs. Celesino c%arge Ay. 9avier !or malracice; gross

misconduc in o!!ice as an aorney anGor violaion o! %e lawyer


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cour. And alying %e crieria; resonden Legal Clinic 0nc. is; as adverised;engaged in %e Eracice o! law.

%a is alaly clear is %a resonden cororaion gives ou legalin!ormaion o laymen and lawyers. i% is aorneys and so called aralegals; i willnecessarily %ave o elain o %e clien %e inricacies o! %e law and advise %im or%er on %e roer course o! acion o e a-en as may e rovided !or y said law.%a is w%a is adverisemens reresen and !or %e w%ic% services i will

conse"uenly c%arge and e aid. %a aciviy !alls s"uarely wi%in %e @urisrudenialde!iniion o! Mracice o! law.M

%e sandards o! %e legal ro!ession condemn %e lawyers adverisemeno! %is alens. A lawyer canno; wi%ou violaing %e e%ics o! %is ro!ession adverise%is alens or s-ill as in a manner similar o a merc%an adverising %is goods. %eonly eceions are w%en %e aears in a reuale law lis and use o! an ordinary;simle ro!essional card.

%e adverisemens do no !all under %ese eceions. o allow %eulicaion o! adverisemens o! %e -ind used y resonden would only serve oaggravae w%a is already a deerioraing ulic oinion o! %e legal ro!ession w%oseinegriy %as consisenly een under aac-. ?ence; i s%ould e en@oined.

CAYETANO @+ =ONSOD

FACTSResonden C%risian 'onsod was nominaed y %en 6residen A"uino !or

%e osiion o! C'LC C%airman in 11. %is nominaion was oosed yeiioner Cayeano on %e ground %a 'onsod does no ossess %e re"uired"uali!icaion o! %aving een engaged in %e racice o! law !or a leas 1 years.Aarenly; %e Consiuion re"uires %a %e C'LC C%airerson e a memer o!%e 6%iliine Bar w%o %as een engaged in %e racice o! law !or a leas 1 years.*esie Cayeano


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=alpra)"$)eallowed %er %usand; a non8lawyer; o racice y ma-ing %ima senior arner in %er law o!!ice. %is is evidenced y 1J %e law o!!ice leer%eadw%ic% included %e %usand as a senior arner; 2J an id w%erein %e signed as anEay; 3J aearance in cour as counsel.

HELD#uily o! malracice. >iolaed Ca## 7 a#! Rule 7+91

Canon : a lawyer s%all no assis in unau%ori+ed racice o! lawRule .1: a lawyer s%all no delaed o any un"uali!ied erson %e

er!ormance o! a as- %a may only e er!ormed y memers o! %e ar in goodsanding

ven %oug% Cali+a laer on wi%drew %er comlain; 0B6 sill us%ed%roug% wi% %e invesigaion ecause suc% is a discilinary roceeding. %ere is norivae ineres a!!eced suc% %a desisance o! %e comlainan will erminae %eroceedings. %e urose is o roec %e ar !rom %ose un!i o racice law.

A=ALGA=ATED LABORERS ASSOCIATION @+ CIR

FACTS%is case involves a conroversy over Aorneyice 'ayoraly candidae #eorge Bunan in %e 'ay 21 elecions e!ore %e'unicial Board o! lecion Canvassers IE'BCJ o! 'andaon; 'asae; and !iledwi% %e 'BC a leading as counsel eniled Formal @ecion o %e 0nclusion in %eCanvassing o! >oes in )ome 6recincs !or %e !!ice o! >ice8'ayor. Resonden alsosigned as counsel !or siona8?ao in %er eiion o e declared %e winningmayoraly candidae.

n %e c%arge o! violaion o! law; resonden is no allowed y law o ac ascounsel !or a clien in any cour or adminisraive ody; resonden eing a municialgovernmen emloyee I)ecreary o! %e )angguniang Bayan o! 'andaon; 'asaeJ.

%e Cour re!erred %e case o %e !!ice o! %e Bar Con!idan IEBCJ !orevaluaion; reor and recommendaion.

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4all these took place before $espondent took his oath and signed the $oll ofAttorneys2. %a consiues %e Eracice o! law8 %e racice o! law is notlimied o %e conduc o! cases or liigaion incourK i emraces %e rearaion o! leadings and o%er aers inciden oacions and secial roceedings; %e managemen o! suc% acions androceedings on e%al! o! cliens e!ore @udges and cours

8 all advice o cliens; and all acion a-en !or %em in maers conneced wi%%e law; incororaion services; assessmen and condemnaion servicesconemlaing an aearance e!ore a @udicial ody; %e !oreclosure o! amorgage; en!orcemen o! a crediors claim in an-rucy and insolvencyroceedings; and conducing roceedings in aac%men; and in maers o!esae and guardians%i %ave een %eld o consiue law racice; as do %erearaion and dra!ing o! legal insrumens; w%ere %e wor- done involves%e deerminaion y %e rained legal mind o! %e legal e!!ec o! !acs andcondiions.8 any aciviy; in or ou o! cour; w%ic% re"uires %e alicaion o! law; legalrocedure; -nowledge; raining and eerience.8 er!orm acs w%ic% are usually er!ormed y memers o! %e legalro!ession.8 render any -ind o! service w%ic% re"uires %e use o! legal -nowledge ors-ill.4 respondent !as engaged in the practice of la! !hen he appeared in theproceedings before the 5B6 and filed "arious pleadings, !ithout license todo so.3. %e rig% o racice law is no a naural or consiuional rig% u is a

rivilege.8 limied o ersons o! good moral c%aracer wi% secial "uali!icaions dulyascerained and ceri!ied.8 A ar candidae does no ac"uire %e rig% o racice law simly y assing%e ar eaminaions.8 al%oug% resonden assed %e 2 Bar aminaions and oo- %elawyer


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A lawyer; as an o!!icer o! %e cour; %as %e duy o e ru%!ul in all %isdealings. ?owever; %is duy does no re"uire %a %e lawyer advance maers o!de!ense on e%al! o! %is or %er clienillalonJ is no duy ound ouild %e case !or %er clien


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Anen %e Couner8Comlain ! iled agains %e lawyers o! comlainan; %eCour !inds no reason o disur %e !ollowing !indings and recommendaion o! %e0nvesigaing Commissioner; as aroved y %e 0B6 Board o! #overnors; o wi:

%e Couner8comlainan Baan !ailed o sumi any osiion aer osusaniae is claims desie su!!icien ooruniy o do so.

FUDOT @+ CATTLEYA LAND

FACTS*e La )erna a re"uesed !or %e in%iiion o! Associae 9usice *ane .

inga claiming %a 9usice inga; w%o was %e onene o! %e decision; received 61'illion !rom 'r. 9o%nny C%an in ec%ange !or a !avorale decision. *e la sernaalleges >OHNNY CHANcurly old %im %a C%an already given ou 1' " >USTICEDANTE O+ TINGAin ec%ange !or a !avorale *ecision in %e case eween Fudoand Calleya landI'r. C%an is a reresenaive o! Caleya landJ. Ay. *e La )ernasaid %a 9usice inga aandoned %e docrine in %e case Lim v; 9orge oaccommodae 'r. C%an. ?e also said %a %e case was riorii+ed !or resoluion and%a 'r. C%an %ad rior -nowledge o! %e oucome o! %e case e!ore %e decisionwas romulgaed.

?owever; 'r. C%an relaed %a %e aroac%ed *e La )erna !or %e uroseo! amicaly seling %eir case wi% Caleya; and o!!ered %im o e %eir reainer inBo%ol. ?owever; %e denied %aving said o *e La )erna %a %e %ad already sen somuc% money !or %e )ureme Cour

ISSUEG Ay. *e La )erna is guily o! indirec conem.

HELDAy. *e La )erna is guily o! indirec conem.Conem is de!ined as a disoedience o %e Cour y seing u an

oosiion o is au%oriy; @usice and digniy. 0 signi!ies no only a will!ul disregard ordisoedience o! %e cours orders u suc% conduc %a ends o ring %e au%oriyo! %e cour and %e adminisraion o! law ino disreue or in some manner o imede%e due adminisraion o! @usice. 0ndirec conem is one commied ou o! or no in

%e resence o! %e cour %a ends o elile; degrade; osruc or emarrass %ecour and @usice. Any imroer conduc ending; direcly or indirecly; o imede;osruc; or degrade %e adminisraion o! @usice %as also een considered oconsiue indirec conem.

A lawyer is; !irs and !oremos; an o!!icer o! %e cour. Corollary o %is duy ooserve and mainain %e resec due o %e cours and @udicial o!!icers is o suor%e cours agains Mun@us criicism and clamor.M ?is duy is o u%old %e digniy and%e au%oriy o! %e cours o w%ic% %e owes !ideliy; Mno o romoe disrus in %eadminisraion o! @usice; as i is %is sworn and moral duy o %el uild and nodesroy unnecessarily %a %ig% eseem and regard owards %e cours so essenial o%e roer adminisraion o! @usice

As ar o! %e mac%inery !or %e adminisraion o! @usice; a lawyer iseeced o ring o %e !ore irregular and "uesionale racices o! %ose siing in

cour w%ic% end o corrode %e @udicial mac%inery. %us; i! %e ac"uired relialein!ormaion %a anomalies are ereraed y @udicial o!!icers; i is incumen uon%im o reor %e maer o %e Cour so %a i may e roerly aced uon. Anomission or even a delay in reoring may end o erode %e digniy o!; and %eulics rus in; %e @udicial sysem.

%is is no o say; %owever; %a as an o!!icer o! %e cour; %e canno criici+e%e cour. 0 is a long recogni+ed and reseced rig% o! a lawyer; or any erson; !or

%a maer; o e criical o! cours and magisraes as long as %ey are made inroerly resec!ul erms and %roug% legiimae c%annels. Bu" $" $s "he )ar!$#al)#!$"$# ' all su)h )r$"$)$s( "ha" $" shall &e a '$!e a#! shall #" sp$ll /er"he walls ' !e)e#)y a#! prpr$e"y. 0nemerae and un!air criicism is a grossviolaion o! %e duy o! resec o cours. 0 is suc% a misconduc %a su@ecs a lawyero discilinary acion.

0n %is case; Ay. *e La )ernas saemens ear %e adges o! !alse%oodw%ile %e common version o! %e winesses w%o disued %is saemens is imuedwi% %e %allmar-s o! ru%. *e La )ernas declaraions were maliciously andirresonsily made. %ey eceeded %e oundaries o! decency and roriey. %elielous aac- on %e inegriy and crediiliy o! 9usice inga end o degrade %edigniy o! %e Cour and erode ulic con!idence %a s%ould e accorded o i.

BONDOC @+ >UDGE SI=BULAN

FACTS%ere was a case !or corruion in %e @udges sala. %e rivae rosecuors

reresening %e governmen were reeaedly asen or unreared.%is led o %e case eing dismissed. %e lawyerGrivae rosecuor was

un%ay wi% %e dismissal and accused %e @udge o! !avoriism and gross ignoranceo! %e law.

%e lawyer wen o %e congressman in %eir disric and %roug% %im !iled acase agains %e @udge. %is suse"uen reac%ed %e sureme cour.

HELD%e sureme cour !ound %e @udge innocen and %e lawyer was !ound o e

%e one e%ind %e case Iagains %e @udgeJ no %e congressman.

%e lawyer was !ound guily o! indirec conem and given a sern warningas well as !ined !or 25% y %e cour.

Lesson: i! you !ile a case agains a @udge !ile i wi%in %e @usice sysem Iieo!!ice o! %e cour adminisraor G 0B6J no wi% your congressman or o%er non8@udicialeole.

CANON 1,

BERBANO @+ BARCELONA

FACTSFelicias Berano; %eir o! Ru!ino ?ilao aoined Ay. *aen as %eir ay8in8

!ac !or %eir ending casevwi% %e Commission on %e )elemen o! Land 6rolems

,0 ;Bloc- C 2129usice ?o!ilena


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Iregarding %eir Ayala lo eing claimed y Filinves *ev. Cor.J. Ay. *aen wassuse"uenly arresed y 'uninlua olice. %e %eirs o! ?ilao loo-ed !or a lawyer osecure %e release o! Ay. *aen. Berano was recommended o Ay. Barcelona Iy acerain ay )iuyaJ. A!er %e !irs visi o! Ay. Barcelona in 'uninlua Ciy 9ail; %eylearned %a Ay. *aen %ad decided o engage %e services o! Ay. Barcelona. Ay.Barcelona old Berano %a i! %ey could roduce 65$; %e will cause %e release o!Ay. *aen %e ne day. )ince i was already lae in %e evening; Berano could only

roduce 615;( y as-ing !rom relaives w%o were wi% %er.%ere were several suse"uen meeings eween Berano and Ay.

Barcelona regarding %e Egrease money o e used o allegedly rie an )C @usice.Berano made ano%er aymen via a Eay8o8cas% c%ec- !or 624;K and; inano%er occasion; wen o %e %ouse o! Ay. Barcelona o give %im 61;. Ano%er615; was %anded o Ay. Barcelona y Ay. *aen


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%e @ecmen case w%ic% involves %e same issues. %e Cour %eld %a Eanimoran !acor in deermining %e eisence o! !orum8s%oing is %e veaioncaused o %e cours and %e aries8liigans y %e !iling o! similar cases o claimsusanially %e same relie!s.Q(20ndeed; Ew%ile a lawyer owes !ideliy o %e cause o!%is clien; i s%ould no e a %e eense o! ru% and adminisraion o! @usice. 0 iseviden !rom %e records %a resonden !iled o%er cases o %war %e eecuion o!%e !inal @udgmen in %e@ecmen case. 0n %is case; resonden %as s%own %er grea

roensiy o disregard cour orders. Resonden0LLA; 9R.; ; n Banc; A.C. o. (5&; Feruary 11; 2;

%e resonden lawyer !iled a moion !or reconsideraion o! %e decision o! %e6%iliine )ureme Cour; !inding resonden guily o! gross misconduc !orcommiing a will!ul and inenional !alse%ood e!ore %e cour; misusing courrocedure and rocesses o delay %e eecuion o! a @udgmen and collaoraing wi%non8lawyers in %e illegal racice o! law.

n ovemer 15; 1; a decision was rendered y %e 6rovincialAd@udicaor o! Cavie I6ARA*J in !avor o! comlainan; 6lus Builders; 0nc. and agains%e enansG!armers Leooldo de #u+man; e. al.; w%o were %e cliens o! resondenAy. Anasacio . Revilla; 9r. %e 6ARA* !ound %a resonden


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resonden was !ound o %ave commied inenional !alse%oodK and misused courrocesses wi% %e inenion o delay %e eecuion o! %e decision %roug% %e !iling o!several moions; eiions !or emorary resraining orders; and %e las; an acion o"uie ile desie %e !inaliy o! %e decision. Fur%ermore; %e allowed non8lawyers oengage in %e unau%ori+ed racice o! law U %olding %emselves ou as %isarnersGassociaes in %e law !irm.

Resonden mainains %a %e did no commi %e acs comlained o!. %e

courses o! acion %e oo- were no mean o unduly delay %e eecuion o! %e*ARAB *ecision daed ovemer 1; 1; u were ased on %is serious sudy;researc% and eerience as a liigaion lawyer !or more %an 2 years and on %e!acs given o %im y %is cliens in %e *ARAB case. ?e elieves %a %e courses o!acion %e oo- were valid and roer legal %eory designed o roec %e rig%s andineress o! Leooldo de #u+man; e. al. ?e sresses %a %e was no %e originallawyer in %is case. %e lawyer8clien relaions%i wi% %e !ormer lawyer waserminaed ecause Leooldo de #u+man; e. al. !el %a %eir !ormer counsel did noelainGargue %eir osiion very well; re!used o lisen o %em and; in !ac; evencasigaed %em. As %e new counsel; resonden candidly relied on w%a %eenansG!armers old %im in %e course o! %is inerview. %ey mainained %a %ey %adeen in oen; adverse; coninuous and noorious ossession o! %e land in %econce o! an owner !or more %an 5 years. %us; %e !iling o! %e acion o "uie ilewas resored o in order o deermine %e rig%s o! %is cliens resecing %e su@ecroery. ?e avers %a %e merely e%aused all ossile remedies and de!enses ow%ic% %is cliens were eniled under %e law; considering %a %is cliens weresu@eced o %arassmen and %reas o! %ysical %arm and summary evicion y %ecomlainan. ?e osied %a %e was only eing roecive o! %e ineres o! %is cliensas a good !a%er would e roecive o! %is own !amily; and %a %is services oLeooldo de #u+man; e. al were almos ro ono.

HELD0 is %e rule %a w%en a lawyer acces a case; %e is eeced o give %is

!ull aenion; diligence; s-ill and comeence o %e case; regardless o! is imoranceand w%e%er %e acces i !or a !ee or !or !ree. A lawyer


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)%ould %e neglec o do so; %e runs %e ris- o! ime running ou on %im; !or w%ic% %ewill %ave noody u %imsel! o lame.

A lawyer w%o !inds i imracicale o coninue as counsel s%ould in!orm %eclien and as- %a %e e allowed o wi%draw !rom %e case o enale %e clien oengage %e services o! ano%er counsel w%o can sudy %e siuaion and wor- ou asoluion.

o ma-e maers worse; i oo- resonden ( mon%s !rom %e ime %e

received a coy o! %e Cours resoluion o in!orm comlainan o! %e same.?e was merely susended !or & mon%s; considering %a resonden

%umly admied %is !aul in no immediaely in!orming comlainan o! %e saus o! %ecase.

CANONS 10 12

FOODSPHERE @+ =AURICIO

FACTSFoods%ere; 0nc. is %e owner o! C* grocery roducs. ne day; a 'r.

Cordero oug% canned goods !rom a grocery sore; one o! %em eing a C* liversread canned good. %en 'r. Cordero and %is !amily ae %e liver sread; %ey!ound %a i ased sour and suse"uenly discovered %a %e canned good wasin!esed wi% a colony o! worms. A comlain was !iled wi% %e Bureau o! Food and*rug Adminisraion IBFA*J and a suse"uen invesigaion con!irmed %e resenceo! %e arasies. BFA* ordered a %earing eween Foods%ere and %e Corderos;w%ere %e laer demanded 615-. Foods%ere re!used; resuling o %e Corderos%reaening o ring u %e maer o %e media.

'eanw%ile; Ay 'auricio !aed Foods%ere a samle !ron age o! a aloid%e was involved wi%; w%ic% conained aricles discrediing %e laer; and %reaenedo ulis% i i! %ey didn


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0n %e radio inerview; Bagauyo called 9udge an a liar; ignoran o! %e lawand %a as a ma%@ong a!icionado; %e was sudying ma%@ong insead o! sudying %elaw.

RC re"uired Bagauyo o elain and s%ow cause w%y %e s%ould no e%eld in conem and e susended !rom %e racice o! law !or violaing %e Code o!6ro!essional Resonsiiliy IRule 11.5 and Rule 13.2J.

Bagauyo denied %e c%arge %a %e soug% o e inerviewed. ?e said %a

%e was aroac%ed y someone w%o as-ed %im o commen on %e rder. ?e@usi!ied %is resonse o %e inerview Ia %e insance o! %is !riendJ as a simleeercise o! %is consiuional rig% o! !reedom o! seec% and %a i was made wi%oumalice.

RC !ound %is denials lame; %eld %im in conem; and susended %im !rom%e racice o! law !or 1 year. 0n accordance wi% %e Rules o! Cour; %e case wasransmied o %e !!ice o! %e Bar Con!idan; w%ic% recommended %eimlemenaion o! %e RC


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- ven is no secre communicaion was given; as long as %ere is an aorney8clien relaions%i w%ic% recludes acceing oosie ary


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FACTSor%wesern 7niversiy !iled an adminisraive case agains Ay. Ar"uillo !or

reresening con!licing ineress in a LRC case. %e comlain alleges %a Ay.Ar"uillo aeared as counsel !or o% %e eiioner and %e resonden ICasroJ in%e laor case. Ay. Ar"uillo; as a de!ense; conended %a %e eiioners andresonden %e reresened in %e laor case elonged o %e same side as %e laerary was asolved !rom liailiy. ?ence; %ere was no con!lic o! ineress.

ISSUEG Ay. Ar"uillo reresened con!licing ineress.

HELD/). %en a lawyer reresens wo or more oosing aries; %ere is a

con!lic o! ineress; %e eisence o! w%ic% is deermined y %ree searae ess: I1Jw%en; in reresenaion o! one clien; a lawyer is re"uired o !ig% !or an issue orclaim; u is also duy8ound o oose i !or ano%er clienK I2J w%en %e acceanceo! %e new reainer will re"uire an aorney o er!orm an ac %a may in@uriouslya!!ec %e !irs clien or; w%en called uon in a new relaion; o use agains %e !irs oneany -nowledge ac"uired %roug% %eir ro!essional connecionK or I3J w%en %eacceance o! a new relaion would reven %e !ull disc%arge o! an aorney


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G Ay. Baguio violaed Rule 15.3 o! %e Code o! 6ro!essionalResonsiiliyH

HELD/es; %e violaed %e rule. Rule 15.3 o! %e Canon o! 6ro!essional

Resonsiiliy rovides: A lawyer s%all no reresen con!licing ineress ece ywrien consen o! all concerned given a!er a !ull disclosure o! %e !acs. A lawyer may

no; wi%ou eing guily o! ro!essional misconduc; ac as counsel !or a ersonw%ose ineres con!lics wi% %a o! %is resen or !ormer clien.%e es is w%e%er; on e%al! o! one clien; i is %e lawyer


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ISSUE%e%er or no Loe+ %ad violaed Rule 15.3 on reresening con!licing

ineress.

HELD/esN Aorney 'aricel 6ascual8Loe+ was *0)BARR* !or reresening

con!licing ineress and !or engaging in unlaw!ul; dis%ones and decei!ul conduc in

violaion o! %er Lawyer


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?owever; %e !ailed o insiue an acion; %us i was imeraive %a %e immediaelyreurn %e amoun o comlainan uon demand. ?aving received aymen !orservices w%ic% were no rendered; resonden was un@usi!ied in -eeingcomlainan


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aining an unreasonaly %ig% !ee !or %is services

*id no comly wi% #uamR?L)); %e Cour rules %a 'a"uera s%ould e susended !rom%e racice o! law !or %e non8aymen o! %is 0B6 dues !rom 1((.

REDDI @+ SERBIO% >R+

Facs:Reddi; an 0ndian naional; is a %ilan%rois. )%e decided o u u a

%osial in %e 6%iliines and ac"uired; wi% %e %el o! Ay. )erio; some roerieso %el seed u generaion o! !unds. 0 was laer !ound ou %a some o! %eroeries did no in !ac elong o %e owners< s%e aid.

0ssue:0s resonden guily o! violaing Canon 1&H

?eld:/es. )aid canon re"uires %a a lawyer s%ould roerly accoun !or all

amouns in %is cusody w%ic% erain o %e clien and reurn %e same uon demand.

%is %e resonden lainly !ailed o do even a!er reeaed demands made y Reddi.

DE CHA@E-BLANCO% REPRESENTED BY HER ATTORNEY-IN-FACT% ATTY+EUGENIA >+ =UO @+ ATTY+ >AI=E B+ LU=ASAG% >R+

FAC):%is is an adminisraive comlain !or disarmen !iled y comlainan de

C%ave+8Blanco agains resonden Ay. Lumasag; 9r.; !or decei; dis%onesy andgross misconduc.

Comlainan and %er %usand was a residen o! 7)A. %ey o% ownedarcels o! land in =ue+on Ciy; regisered in comlainan


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advanage o! %e asence o! comlainan and %er souse !rom %e 6%iliines and%eir comlee rus in %im; decei!ully in!ormed %em in a leer %a %e %ad sold onlyone. %ey consiue gross misconduc !or w%ic% %e may e susended; !ollowing)ecion 2(; Rule 13, o! %e Rules o! Cour; w%ic% rovides:

)ec. 2(. *isarmen or susension o! aorneys y )ureme Cour; grounds%ere!or.W A memer o! %e ar may e disarred or susended !rom %is o!!ice asaorney y %e )ureme Cour !or any decei; malracice; or o%er gross misconduc

in suc% o!!ice; grossly immoral conduc; or y reason o! %is convicion o! a crimeinvolving moral uriude; or !or any violaion o! %e oa% w%ic% %e is re"uired o a-ee!ore %e admission o racice; or !or a will!ul disoedience aearing as aorney!or a ary o a case wi%ou au%oriy o so do.

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2J %e ac o! a lawyer in issuing a c%ec- wi%ou su!!icien !unds o cover %e sameconsiues suc% will!ul dis%onesy and immoral conduc as o undermine %eulic con!idence in %e legal ro!ession. ?e canno @usi!y %is ac o! issuingwor%less c%ec-s y %is dire !inancial condiions. ?e s%ould no %ave conraceddes w%ic% are eyond %is !inancial caaciy o ay. 0! %e su!!ered !inancialreverses %e s%ould %ave elained %is wi% ariculariy and no %oug%generali+ed and unsusaniaed allegaions.

3J Ay. 'oya is accused o! delay in %e delivery o! %e sum o! money due o %isclien. ?is !ailure o elain suc% delay canno e ecused y %is are allegaion%a %e same %ad already een ransmied o %e comlainan.

4J ?is conduc in %e course o! %e 0B6 roceedings in %is case is also a maer o!serious concern. ?e sumied a moion o dismiss a!er re"uesing severaleensions o! ime o !ile %is answer. ?is !ailure o aend %e %earings andelaed lea o dismiss %e case; desie orders o %e conrary; s%ow a callousdisregard o! %e law!ul orders w%ic% caused undue delay in %e 0B6 roceeding.%is conduc runs couner o %e reces o! %e Code o! 6ro!essionalResonsiiliyand violaes %e lawyers oa% w%ic% imoses uon every memero! %e ar %e duy o delay no man !or money or malice.

5J 0 is sressed %a memers%i in %e legal ro!ession is a rivilege urdened wi%condiions. Ad%erence o %e rigid sandards o! menal !iness; mainenance o!%e %ig%es degree o! moraliy and !ai%!ul comliance wi% %e Rules o! %e Legal

6ro!ession are %e condiions re"uired !or remaining a memer o! good sandingo! %e ar and !or en@oying %e rivilege o racice law.

&J As o %e enaly; !ailure o ay des and issuance o! wor%less c%ec-sconsiues gross misconduc !or w%ic% a lawyer may e sancioned wi% 1yearsusension. ?owever; in %is case; Ay. 'oya is susended !or 2years ecauseaside !rom issuing wor%less c%ec-s and !ailure o ay %is des; %e alsoseriously reac%ed %is cliens rus and con!idence o %is ersonal advanageand %ad s%own a wanon disregard o! %e 0B6s rders in %e course o! isroceedings.

CANONS 15 16

HERNANDE @+ GO

FACTS )omeime in 1&1; ?ernande+


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Ay. 'onemayor !ailed o serve and !ile %e re"uired Aellans Brie!desie %e lase o! %e wo eensions o! ime graned; %ence %e Cour o! Aealsconsidered %e aeal Aandoned

%e records also s%ow %a resonden Ay. 9uan Ayar 'onemayor did noeven o%er o answer %e comlain nor resen %is de!ense

?ence; 6ALC 0 rays %a %e cour imose sancions on Ay.'onemayor ?0) CL0 0?C'6C A* *0L0#C.

Rule 1,.3 8 A lawyer s%all no neglec a legal maer enrused o %im and%is negligence in connecion %erewi% s%all render %im liale.

CA 1 8 A LA/R )?ALL R6R) ?0) CL0 0? ZAL

0?0 ? B7*) F ? LA.

ADECER @+ AUT

FAC):riginally; %ere was a Criminal Case in w%ic% comlainans were c%arged

wi% commiing a crime I%er deceisJ unis%ale under %e Revised 6enal CodeI%er *eceisJ. Resonden; Ay. A-u was %eir legal counsel in %e criminal case.Comlainan accuses Ay. A-u !or eing negligen.

Firs; desie Ay. A-u


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%erea!er; comlainan !iled a veri!ied comlain !or disarmen againsresonden in %e egros ccidenal c%aer o! %e 0negraed Bar o! %e 6%iliinesI0B6J.

0n an order daed 9uly 13; 25; %e CB* re"uired resonden o sumi %isanswer wi%in 15 days !rom recei %ereo!. Resonden; in an urgen moion !oreension o! ime o !ile an answer daed Augus 1; 25; simly rus%ed aside %ecomlain !or eing Maseless; groundless and maliciousM wi%ou; %owever; o!!ering

any elanaion. ?e also rayed %a %e e given unil )eemer 4; 25 o sumi%is answer.Resonden suse"uenly !iled urgen moions !or second and %ird

eensions o! ime raying o e given unil ovemer 4; 25 o sumi %is answer.?e never did.

HELDResp#!e#" Grssly Ne*le)"e! The Cause ' H$s Cl$e#"% A""y+ =a)asa $s

!$s&arre!Resonden underoo- o de!end %e criminal case agains comlainan ?0) CL0 0?C'6C A* *0L0#C. Rule 1,.3 U A lawyer s%all no neglec a legal maer enrused o %im; and%is negligence in connecion %erewi% s%all render %im liale. CA 1 U A LA/R )?ALL R6R) ?0) CL0 0? ZAL0?0 ? B7*) F ? LA.A lawyer w%o acces %e cause o! a clien commis o devoe %imsel!

Iaricularly %is ime; -nowledge; s-ills and e!!orJ o suc% cause. ?e mus e evermind!ul o! %e rus and con!idence reosed in %im; consanly sriving o e wor%y%ereo!. Accordingly; %e owes !ull devoion o %e ineres o! %is clien; warm +eal in%e mainenance and de!ense o! %is clien


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caseJ and 2 cases !iled agains %im I%er Lig% %reas and violaion o! %e Ani8>iolaion agains women and %eir c%ildren acJ.

vergaard sen [1&; ,54 o Ay. >alde+ via elegra%ic an- rans!er. 4mon%s a!er; vergaard demanded !or a reor on %e saus o! %is cases. 0n sie o!many %one calls and emails; >alde+ couldnalde+ o demand %e reurn

o! documens enrused o %e laer; as well as %e [1&$ aymen. o word was%eard !rom >alde+. vergaard !iled a case wi% %e 0B6 !or >alde+


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%e Cour is no imressed wi% Ay. *elane


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0 >0 ?RF; resonden Ay. Romeo R. Roiso is R*R*)7)6** !rom %e racice o! law !or a eriod o! I1J mon%.

SO=OSOT @+ LARA

FACTS Ay #erardo Lara reresened !elia )omoso in a collecions case agains

#olden Collecions 'ar-eing Cor. #olden Collecions !iled Einerrogaories and re"ues !or Admission

Ay Lara o@eced; saing %a suc% inerrogaories and admission s%ould esen direcly o 'rs. )omoso

A %is oin; we s%ould a-e noe %a Ay Lara is already sensiive aou%e 62(; in unaid ay


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FACTSAy. Aaricio was %e legal counsel !or #race ?u!ana in an alleged dismissal

case e!ore %e LRC agains 6ena; 6residen o! 'F Comany. Ay. Aariciorayed %a %is clien e given searaion ay. 6eSa re@eced %e claim. %erea!er;6eSa sen noices o ?u!ana o reurn o wor-. Ay. Aaricio relied wi% a leerreieraing %e claim o! %is clien. %e leer also conained %reas agains %e

comany saing %a i! %e claim is no aid on Aug. 1; 25; %ey will !ile mulilec%arges suc% as; criminal c%arges !or a evasion; !alsi!icaion o! documens; and !or%e cancellaion o! %e comany


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POST =IDTER= CASES

AUTHORITY OF THE LA


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0))7:%e%er or no a lawyer needs an )6A o admi %e ru% o! cerain !acs

?L*:. #arcia is conradiced y %er own era8@udicial admissions; al%oug%

made y %er counsel. For an aorney w%o acs as counsel o! record and is ermiedo ac suc%; %as %e au%oriy o manage %e cause; and %is includes %e au%oriy oma-e admission !or %e urose o! %e liigaion... #arcia


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/esN %e CA %as %e au%oriy o reduce %e amoun o! aorney


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A lawyer may en!orce %is rig% o %is !ees y !iling %e eiion as an incideno! %e main acion. RC %as @urisdicion.

%e resondens were see-ing o collec 65' w%ic% was 1Y o! %e valueo! %e roeries awarded o >inson. %a resondens were demanding wasaddiional aymen !or service rendered in %e same case.

%e ro!essional engagemen eween eiioner and resondens wasgoverned y R

Facs:%e Zu+uarreguis engaged %e legal services o! Ays. Romeo #. Roas and

)aniago . 6asor; o reresen %em in %e case. %is was sealed y a Leer8Agreemen; w%erein i was conained %a %e aorneys would endeavor o secure @uscomensaion wi% %e ?A and o%er governmen agencies a a rice o! 11esos or

more er s"uare meer; and %a any lower amoun s%all no enile %em o any ayerily; is eisence; due eecuion and conens were admied y %eZu+uarreguis %emselves.

0n %e resence o! a conrac !or ro!essional services duly eecued y %earies %ereo; %e same ecomes %e law eween %e said aries is no asolueu admis an eceion U %a %e siulaions %erein are no conrary o law; goodmorals; good cusoms; ulic olicy or ulic order.

7nder %e conrac in "uesion; Ays. Roas and 6asor are o receiveconingen !ees !or %eir ro!essional services. 0 is a deely8rooed rule %a

coningen !ees are no er se ro%iied y law. %ey are sancioned y Canon 13 o!%e Canons o! 6ro!essional %ics.

A conrac !or coningen !ee; w%ere sancioned y law; s%ould ereasonale under all %e circumsances o! %e case including %e ris- and uncerainyo! %e comensaion; u s%ould always e su@ec o %e suervision o! a cour; as ois reasonaleness.

0nduialy enwined wi% %e lawyer


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and 6asor; on %e o%er. %e division mus e ro raa. Ays. Roas and 6asor; in%e oinion o! %is Cour; were no s%orc%anged !or %eir e!!ors !or %ey would sill eearning or acually earned aorneyilla Crisa alleging %a %e 0ngcos %ad aid 65.1' !or a lo u >illa Crisa !ailed odeliver %e ile %ereo. %e 0ngcos and >illa Crisa enered ino a comromisew%erey %e laer was ound o re!und 64.,' rovided %a in case o! reac% o! suc%oligaion; an addiional 62- would e aid y way o! li"uidaed damages.>illa Crisa !ailed o ay. ri o! eecuion issued. )%eri!! levied and aucioned 1 loselonging o >illa Crisa. %e 0ngcos oug% 3 los; %e aymen o! w%ic% includes65.1' conrac rice !or %e iniial lo %ey rimarily oug%; 61.35' aorneyilla Crisa; i was Renao 0ngco w%owas acually negoiaing; no %e lawyers.%en %e aucion sale was made; %e aorney8clien relaions%i no longer

eised; %ence %e lawyers are no eniled o %e addiional !ees.

CANON ,1

REGALA @+ SANDIGANBAYAN

FAC):%e Reulic o! %e 6%iliines insiued a Comlain e!ore %e

)andiganayan I)BJ; %roug% %e 6residenial Commission on #ood #ov


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0n a Resoluion; )B denied %e eclusion o! eiioners; !or %eir re!usal ocomly wG %e condiions re"uired y 6C##. 0 %eld; EACCRA lawyers canno ecuse%emselves !rom %e conse"uences o! %eir acs unil %ey %ave egun o esalis% %easis !or recogni+ing %e rivilegeK %e eisence and ideniy o! %e clien.

ACCRA lawyers !iled 'FR wGc was denied. ?ence; ACCRA lawyers !iled %eeiion !or ceriorari. 6eiioner ?ayudini; li-ewise; !iled %is own 'FR wGc was alsodenied %us; %e !iled a searae eiion !or ceriorari; assailing )B0L# 6R?0B0) 600R) FR'R>AL0# ? 0*0/ F ?0R CL0I)J D ? ?R 0FR'A0R=7)* B/ ? 6C##

/). aure o! lawyer8clien relaions%i is remised on %e Roman Lawconces o! locaio conducio oerarum Iconrac o! lease o! servicesJ w%ere oneerson les %is services and ano%er %ires %em wi%ou re!erence o %e o@ec o!w%ic% %e services are o e er!ormed; w%erein lawyers services may ecomensaed y %onorarium or !or %ire; and mandao Iconrac o! agencyJ w%erein a!riend on w%om reliance could e laced ma-es a conrac in %is name; u gives u

all %a %e gained y %e conrac o %e erson w%o re"uesed %im. Bu %e lawyer8clien relaions%i is more %an %a o! %e rincial8agen and lessor8lesseeAn aorney is more %an a mere agen or servan; ecause %e ossesses

secial owers o! rus and con!idence reosed on %im y %is clien. An aorneyoccuies a M"uasi8@udicial o!!iceM since %e is in !ac an o!!icer o! %e Cour D eercises%is @udgmen in %e c%oice o! courses o! acion o e a-en !avorale o %is clien.

%us; in %e creaion o! lawyer8clien relaions%i; %ere are rules; e%icalconduc and duies %a rea%e li!e ino i; among %ose; %e !iduciary duy o %is clienw%ic% is o! a very delicae; eacing and con!idenial c%aracer; re"uiring a very %ig%degree o! !ideliy and good !ai%; %a is re"uired y reason o! necessiy and ulicineres ased on %e %yo%esis %a asinence !rom see-ing legal advice in a goodcause is an evil w%ic% is !aal o %e adminisraion o! @usice.

Aorney8clien rivilege; is worded in Rules o! Cour; Rule 13:)ec. 24. *is"uali!icaion y reason o! rivileged communicaion. %e

!ollowing ersons canno esi!y as o maers learned in con!idence in %e !ollowingcases: An aorney canno; wi%ou %e consen o! %is clien; e eamined as oany communicaion made y %e clien o %im; or %is advice given %ereon in %ecourse o!; or wi% a view o; ro!essional emloymen; can an aorneys secreary;senogra%er; or cler- e eamined; wi%ou %e consen o! %e clien and %isemloyer; concerning any !ac %e -nowledge o! w%ic% %as een ac"uired in suc%caaciy.

Fur%er; Rule 13, o! %e Rules o! Cour saes: )ec. 2. 0 is %e duy o! anaorney: IeJ o mainain inviolae %e con!idence; and a every eril o %imsel!; oreserve %e secres o! %is clien; and o acce no comensaion in connecion wi%%is cliens usiness ece !rom %im or wi% %is -nowledge and aroval.

%is duy is elicily mandaed in Canon 1(; C6R IEA lawyer owes !ideliy o%e cause o! %is clien and %e s%all e mind!ul o! %e rus and con!idence reosed in%im.J Canon 15; C6 also demands a lawyers !ideliy o clien.

An e!!ecive lawyer8clien relaions%i is largely deenden uon %e degreeo! con!idence w%ic% eiss eween lawyer and clien w%ic% in urn re"uires asiuaion w%ic% encourages a dynamic and !rui!ul ec%ange and !low o! in!ormaion.%us; %e Cour %eld %a %is duy may e assered in re!using o disclose %e nameo! eiioners clienIsJ in %e case a ar.

%e general rule is %a a lawyer may no invo-e %e rivilege and re!use odivulge %e name or ideniy o! %is clien.

Reasons advanced !or %e general rule: Cour %as a rig% o -now %a %e clien w%ose rivileged in!ormaion is

soug% o e roeced is ! les% and lood. 6rivilege egins o eis only a!er %e aorney8clien relaions%i %as een

esalis%ed. 6rivilege generally erains o su@ec maer o! relaions%i

*ue rocess consideraions re"uire %a %e oosing ary s%ould; as ageneral rule; -now %is adversary.

ceions o %e gen. rule:Clien ideniy is rivileged w%ere a srong roailiy eiss %a revealing

%e cliens name would imlicae %a clien in %e very aciviy !or w%ic% %e soug%%e lawyers advice.

6x#Parte 6nor and 2.S. ". ?odge and C!eig: %e su@ec maer o! %erelaions%i was so closely relaed o %e issue o! %e cliens ideniy %a %e rivilegeacually aac%ed o o%.

%ere disclosure would oen %e clien o civil liailiy; %is ideniy isrivileged.

eugass ". erminal ab orp.:couldn


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insance o! a %osile liigan; o disclose no only %is reainer; u %e naure o! %eransacions o wGc i relaed; w%en suc% in!ormaion could e made %e asis o! a suiagains %is clien.

%ere %e governmens lawyers %ave no case agains an aorneys clienunless; y revealing %e cliens name; %e said name would !urnis% %e only lin- %awould !orm %e c%ain o! esimony necessary o convic an individual o! a crime; %ecliens name is rivileged.

Baird "s. 8orner:a lawyer could no e !orced o reveal %e names o! cliensw%o emloyed %im o ay sums o! money o gov


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6alanca was no guily o! gross misconduc. %e leers relied uon y6!leider did no s%ow %a 6alanca saed %a %e %ad success!ully negoiaed %edismissal o! %e criminal comlain agains 6!leider.

%e civil sui !or rescission erminaed %e aorney8clien relaions%i. %ile%e o@ec o! %e sui was %e rescission o! %e lease conrac; %e con!lic o! ineresecame incomaile wi% %e muual con!idence and rus essenial o everyaorney8clien relaions%i.

=ERCADO @+ ATTY+ @ITRIOLO

Facs:Ay. >iriolo was %e counsel o! 'ercado in a case !or annulmen o! marriage

!iled y %e laeririolo !iled a criminal acion !or !alsi!icaion o! ulicdocumens agains 'ercado alleging %a %e laer made !alse enries in %eceri!icaes o! live ir% o! %er c%ildren w%ic% were resened in %e annulmen case.'ercado !iled %is comlain alleging %a due o %e criminal case !iled agains %er y>iriolo; in!ormaion relaing o %er civil case !or annulmen was divulged. ?ence;>iriolo reac%ed %e rivilege and con!idence reosed wi%in a lawyer8clienrelaions%i. 'ercado rayed %e >iriolo e disarred.

0ssue:

G >iriolo violaed %e rule on rivileged communicaion eween aorneyand clien w%en %e !iled a criminal case agains %is !ormer clienH

?eld:)C rovided %e !acors w%ic% are essenial o esalis% %e eisence o! %e

communicaion rivilege eween an aorney and %is clien.%ere eiss an aorney8clien relaions%i; or a rosecive aorney8clien

relaions%i; and i is y reason o! %is relaions%i %a %e clien made %ecommunicaion.

%e clien made %e communicaion in con!idence.%e legal advice mus e soug% !rom %e aorney in %is ro!essional

caaciy.)C ruled %a in alying all %ere rules; %e evidence on record !ails o

susaniae 'ercado


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PAL= @+ ATTY+ ILEDAN

Facs:6alm is %e residen o! Comec%; w%ic% %ired Ay. 0ledan as is reained

counsel. )%e !iled a case o! disarmen agains Ay. 0ledan !or reac% o! %e aorney8clien rivilege and con!lic o! ineress.

%e asis o! %e claim o! reac% occurred during a meeing. Ay. 0ledanclaimed %a %e soc-%olders< meeing canno a-e lace via elecon!erencingecause %ey %ave ye o amend %e y8laws o! %e cororaion o allow suc% mode o!communicaions. 6alm claims %is was a reac% o! %e aorney8clien rivilege o!con!idenialiy.

%e asis o! %e con!lic o! ineress semmed !rom Ay. 0ledan eing %ecounsel o! )oledad w%o was !iled wi% an esa!a case y Comec%.

0ssue:as Ay. 0ledan guily o! reac%H ?ow aou con!lic o! ineressH

?eld:o. Al%oug% %e in!ormaion aou %e necessiy o amend %e cororae y8

laws may %ave een given o resonden; i could no e considered a con!idenial

in!ormaion. %e amendmen; reeal or adoion o! new y8laws may e e!!eced yE%e oard o! direcors or rusees; y a ma@oriy voe %ereo!; and %e owners o! aleas a ma@oriy o! %e ousanding caial soc-; or a leas a ma@oriy o! memers o! anon8soc- cororaion.0 means %e soc-%olders are aware o! %e roosedamendmens o %e y8laws. Fur%er; w%enever any amendmen or adoion o! newy8laws is made; coies o! %e amendmens or %e new y8laws are !iled wi% %e)ecuriies and c%ange Commission I)CJ and aac%ed o %e original aricles o!incororaion and y8laws.%e documens are ulic records and could no econsidered con!idenial. 0 is seled %a %e mere relaion o! aorney and clien does no raise aresumion o! con!idenialiy. %e clien mus inend %e communicaion o econ!idenial. )ince %e roosed amendmens mus e aroved y a leas ama@oriy o! %e soc-%olders; and coies o! %e amended y8laws mus e !iled wi%

%e )C; %e in!ormaion could no %ave een inended o e con!idenial. %us; %edisclosure made y resonden during %e soc-%olders< meeing could no econsidered a violaion o! %is clien


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0ssue:0s Ay. Cosme guily o! culale negligence in %andling %e caseH

?eld:/es. nce a lawyer agrees o a-e u %e cause o! a clien; %e owes !ideliy

o suc% cause and mus e mind!ul o! %e rus and con!idence reosed on %im. Anaornery w%o undera-es an acion imliedly siulaes o carry i o is erminaion U%a is; unil %e case ecomes !inal and eecuory. Any derelicion o! duy a!!ecs %eclien.

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eiion as an inciden in %e main acion in w%ic% %is services were rendered w%ensome%ing is due %is clien in %e acion !rom w%ic% %e !ee is o e aid.

?ere; %ere was no money @udgmen. %us %ere is no c%arging lien. Andcour %as no au%oriy o !i a c%arging lien.

A eiion !or recovery o! aorneys !ees; ei%er as a searae civil sui or asan inciden in %e main acion; %as o e rosecued and %e allegaions %ereinesalis%ed as any o%er money claim.

DORONILLA @+ CA

Facs:?eirs o! *oronilla %ad a disue wi% %eir counsel over %is Ay Lien. %e

RC declared %a Counsel was eniled o 1Y o! %e s%ares o! %e %eirs.Counsel !iled a moion o annoae aorneys lien on %e ile o! arcels o!

land o! %e esae w%ic% %e %eirs %ad in%eried. %e RC graned %e moion.

0ssue:0s %e order o! annoaion roerH

?eld:oN An aorneys lien does no eend o land w%ic% is %e su@ec maer o!

%e liigaion.

SESBRENO @+ CA

Facs:Ay was %ired as counsel y some wor-ers. %ey agreed %a Ay would

a-e 3Y o! w%aever %ey may recover. %e rial cour ordered reinsaemen andaymen o! ac-wages. %e emloyer aealed %e decision.

6ending aeal; %e wor-ers enered ino a comromise agreemen %a %eywaived %eir rig% o e reinsaed wi% %e agreemen o! aymen o! !ull ac-wages aonce. %e cour adoed %e comromise and ordered %e wi%%olding o! %e aymeno! 55Y !or %e lien o! %e Ay. Bu insead o! wi%%olding; %e emloyer direcly aid%e wor-ers in !ull. %us Ay !iled a comlain !or collecion agains %e emloyer andemloyees.

Ay. moved o dismiss %e case agains %e emloyees.Laer %e rial cour ordered aymen o! &&$ y %e emloyee. %e CA reversed.

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%is is a comlain !or misreresenaion and non8aymen o! armemers%i dues !iled agains resonden Ay. Francisco R. Llamas.

0n a leer8comlain o %is Cour daed Feruary ,; 1(; comlainan)oliman '. )anos; 9r.; %imsel! a memer o! %e ar; alleged %a:

n my oa% as an aorney; 0 wis% o ring o your aenion and aroriaesancion %e maer o! Ay. Francisco R. Llamas w%o; !or a numer o! years now; %asno indicaed %e roer 6R and 0B6 .R. os. and daa Idae D lace o! issuanceJin %is leadings

%is maer is eing roug% in %e cone o! Rule 13,; )ecion 1 w%ic%"uali!ies %a only a duly admied memer o! %e ar Mw%o is in good and regularsanding; is eniled o racice lawM. %ere is also Rule 138A; )ecion 1 w%ic%rovides %a Mde!aul in %e aymen o! annual dues !or si mon%s s%all warransusension o! memers%i in %e 0negraed Bar; and de!aul in suc% aymen !or oneyear s%all e a ground !or %e removal o! %e name o! %e delin"uen memer !rom %eRoll o! Aorneys.M

0ssues:G counsel is guily o! misreresenaionHYESG %e is eem !rom aying %is duesHYES

?eld:

Rule 138A rovides:)ec. . 5embership dues. 8 very memer o! %e 0negraed Bar s%all ay

suc% annual dues as %e Board o! #overnors s%all deermine wi% %e aroval o! %e)ureme Cour. A !ied sum e"uivalen o en ercen I1YJ o! %e collecions !romeac% C%aer s%all e se aside as a el!are Fund !or disaled memers o! %eC%aer and %e comulsory %eirs o! deceased memers %ereo!.

)ec. 1. 6ffect of non#payment of dues. 8 )u@ec o %e rovisions o!)ecion 12 o! %is Rule; de!aul in %e aymen o! annual dues !or si mon%s s%allwarran susension o! memers%i in %e 0negraed Bar; and de!aul in suc% aymen!or one year s%all e a ground !or %e removal o! %e name o! %e delin"uen memer!rom %e Roll o! Aorneys.

0n accordance wi% %ese rovisions; resonden can engage in %e raciceo! law only y aying %is dues; and i does no maer %a %is racice is Mlimied.M%ile i is rue %a R.A. o. (432; ]4 grans senior cii+ens Meemion !rom %eaymen o! individual income aes: rovided; %a %eir annual aale income doesno eceed %e overy level as deermined y %e aional conomic and*evelomen Au%oriy I*AJ !or %a year;M %e eemion does no includeaymen o! memers%i or associaion dues.

Second. By indicaing M0B68Ri+al 25&M in %is leadings and %ereymisreresening o %e ulic and %e cours %a %e %ad aid %is 0B6 dues o %eRi+al C%aer; resonden is guily o! violaing %e Code o! 6ro!essional Resonsiiliyw%ic% rovides:

Rule 1.1 8 A lawyer s%all no engage in unlaw!ul; dis%ones; immoral ordecei!ul conduc.

CA ( 8 A LA/R )?ALL A ALL 0') 76?L* ? 0#R0/A* *0#0/ F ? L#AL 6RF))0; A* )766R ? AC0>00) F? 0#RA* BAR.smso

CA 1 8 A LA/R ) CA*R; FA0R)) A* #* FA0? ? C7R.

Rule 1.1 8 A lawyer s%all no do any !alse%ood; nor consen o %e doing o!any courK nor s%all %e mislead or allow %e cour o e misled y any ari!ice.

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Bar as well as oliged o ear %is orion o! is resonsiiliies. rgani+ed y or under%e direcion o! %e )ae; an 0negraed Bar is an o!!icial naional ody o! w%ic% alllawyers are re"uired o e memers. %ey are; %ere!ore; su@ec o all %e rulesrescried !or %e governance o! %e Bar; including %e re"uiremen o! aymen o! areasonale annual !ee !or %e e!!ecive disc%arge o! %e uroses o! %e Bar.

Bar inegraion does no comel %e lawyer o associae wi% anyone. %eonly comulsion o w%ic% %e is su@eced is %e aymen o! %is annual dues. %eulic ineres romoed y %e inegraion o! %e Bar !ar ouweig%s %e slig%inconvenience o a memer resuling !rom %is re"uired aymen o! %e annual dues.

%us; aymen o! dues is a necessary conse"uence o! memers%i in %e0B6; o! w%ic% no one is eem. %is means %a %e comulsory naure o! aymen o!dues susiss !or as long as oneda. de Barrera I'rs.

BarreraJ in %e esae roceedings o! %er lae %usand. Lau resened o %erseveral aers or leadings !or %er signaure. ?owever; 'rs. Barrera re!used o sign%e leadings u re"uesed Lau o leave %em so %a s%e may as- someody oranslae %e same !or %er Is%e was !rom CeuJ. Lau go angry and drew %isrevolver !rom is %olser and laced i on %is la o inimidae %e (28year8old womanino signing %e aers. 'rs. Barrera was comelled o sign %em; u is now e!ore%e cour see-ing %e disarmen o! Lau.

0ssue:G Lau s%ould e disarred !or gross misconduc

?eld:/es. %e acs are in%erenly imroer and censurale; more so considering

%a %ey were er!ormed y a man dealing wi% a (28year8old woman. %e o!!ense iscomounded y %e circumsance %a; eing a memer o! %e BAR; %e o!!enders%ould %ave se an eamle o! a man o! eace and c%amion o! %e Rule o! Law.orse sill is %e !ac %a %e o!!ended ary is %e very erson w%om %e o!!ender%ad ledged o de!end and roec U %is clien. ?e was susended !rom %e raciceo! law !or 1 year.

@ICTORIA BARRIENTOS @+ TRANSFIGURACION DAAROL

FAC):%is is a disarmen case !iled y Barrienos agains Ay *aarol; on grounds

o! decei and grossly immoral conduc.Barrienos !irs -new *aarlo in 1&. )%e was a college suden; single. Ay.

*aarol wen o %er %ouse ecause %e was a !riend o! %er siser; %ence %ey alsoecame !riends. )%e -new *aarol o e a single and as a #eneral 'anager o!ZAC Ielecic cooeraiveJ.

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wrong wi% %is relaions%i desie my eing married.M orse; %e even suggesedaorion.

Finally; resonden even %ad %e emeriy o allege %a %e is a 'oslemconver and as suc%; could ener ino mulile marriages and %as in"uired ino %eossiiliy o! marrying comlainan. As records indicae; %owever; %is claim o! %avingemraced %e 0slam religion is no suored y any evidence save %a o! %is sel!8serving esimony.

By %is acs o! decei and immoral endencies o aease %is seual desires;resonden *aarol %as amly demonsraed %is moral delin"uency. ?ence; %isremoval !or conduc unecoming a memer o! %e Bar on %e grounds o! decei andgrossly immoral conduc is in order.

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0B6 recommended o give resonden merely a warning; o e more care!ulin %e rearaion o! legal documens so %a suc% siuaions may me avoided in %e!uure. Bar Con!idan %owever recommended susension. ?e was !ound guily o!gross negligence.0))7: G Ay. 'angiin is liale !or violaing %e oarial Law and s%ould esusended !rom %e racice o! law.

?L*GRA0:

/es; susended !or 2 years.A noarial documen is; y law; eniled o !ull !ai% and credi uon is !ace.

Cours; adminisraive agencies; and %e ulic a large mus e ale o rely uon %eac-nowledgmen eecued y a noary ulic and aended o a rivae insrumen.For %is reason; noaries ulic mus oserve wi% umos care %e asic re"uiremensin %e er!ormance o! %eir duies. %erwise; %e con!idence o! %e ulic in %einegriy o! ulic insrumens would e undermined. A noary ulic s%ould nonoari+e a documen unless %e erson w%o signed %e same is %e very same ersonw%o eecued and ersonally aeared e!ore %im o aes o %e conens and ru%o! maers saed in %e documen. %e urose o! %is re"uiremen is o enale %enoary ulic o veri!y %e genuineness o! %e signaure o! %e ac-nowledging aryand o ascerain %a %e documen is %e arys !ree ac and deed.

%e circumsances in %is case induialy s%ow %a resonden did no

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eiioner o %ave acceded o %e wi%drawal o! %e case agains %em; wi%oureceiving %e agreed aorneyUDICIAL CONDUCT

CANON 1

LIBARIOS @+ DABALOS/ross ignorance of the la! close association0

Facs:9udge *aalos wi%ou conducing any %earing direced %e issuance o! a

warran o! arres agains accused and a %e same ime !ied %e ail !or accusedCalo and Allocod.

?eld:9udge *aalos is !ined wi% a warning.0 %as een an esalis%ed legal rincile or rule %a in cases w%ere a

erson is accused o! a caial o!!ense; %e rial cour mus conduc a %earing in asummary roceeding o rove %a %e evidence o! guil agains %e accused is srong;e!ore resolving %e issue o! ail !or %e emorary release o! %e accused.

0rresecive o! resonden @udges oinion %a %e evidence o! guil agains %ereinaccused is no srong; %e law and seled @urisrudence demanded %a a %earing econduced e!ore ail was !ied. Resonden @udges disregard o! an esalis%ed ruleo! law y deriving %e rosecuion o! %e ooruniy o rove %a %e evidence o!guil agains %e accused was srong; amouned o gross ignorance o! %e law; w%ic%is su@ec o discilinary acion.

Considering %a resonden @udge %ad a close associaion wi% resondenCalo; 9r. as a !ormer emloyee o! %e said accused; rudence and regard !or %isosiion as @udge demanded %a %e s%ould %ave re!rained !rom !iing %e ail o! saidaccused and !rom concluding %a %e evidence agains %im was merelyMcircumsanialM; in order o avoid any dou as o %is @udicial imarialiy. Resonden@udge s%ould %ave waied !or %e ra!!le o! %e case and allowed %e @udge o w%om %ecase was acually ra!!led o resolve %e issue o! !iing %e ail o! said accused; i! %e

was ailale. A @udge s%ould no only render a @us; correc and imarial decision us%ould do so in a manner as o e !ree !rom any susicion as o %is !airness;imarialiy and inegriy.

GO @+ COURT OF APPEALS

Facs:Accused resened %imsel! e!ore %e olice o veri!y reors %a %e was

eing %uned y %e olice. ?e was %erea!er deained. %e rosecuor %en in!ormedaccused o! %is rig% o reliminary invesigaion u %a %e mus !irs sign a waiver o!%e rovision o! Ar.125 o! %e R6C. Accused re!used o eecue suc% waiver. %erosecuor !iled an in!ormaion !or murder wi% no recommended ail and a

ceri!icaion %a no reliminary invesigaion was conduced ecause accused did nosign a waiver o! %e rovisions o! Ar.125 o! %e R6C. Counsel o! accused %oweverlaer !iled a moion !or release and roer reliminary invesigaion. A!er %e casewas ra!!led o %e RC; 9udge 6elayo iniially allowed %e release o! accused on acas% ond and issued an order graning %e leave o conduc reliminaryinvesigaion. Laer on %owever; 6elayo mou rorio issued an order recalling %egraning o! ail and roceeded o rial. Accused and %is counsel coninuouslyoosed %is.

?eld:Ioe: %a is relaed o e%ics is acually !ound in %e concurring oinion o!

9usice #uierre+JE0 am a a loss !or reasons w%y an eerienced 9udge s%ould insis on

roceeding o rial in a sensaional murder case wi%ou a reliminary invesigaiondesie vigorous and coninued o@ecion and reservaion o! rig%s o! %e accused andnowi%sanding %e recommendaion o! %e rosecuor %a said rig%s e resecedO0 agree wi% 9usice 0sagani Cru+ %a %e rial cour %as aarenly een moved y adesire o caer o ulic oinion o %e derimen o! %e imarial adminisraion o!@usice. 'ass media %as is duy o !earlessly u !ai%!ully in!orm %e ulic aouevens and ersons. ?owever; w%en a case %as received wide and sensaionaluliciy; %e rial cour s%ould e douly care!ul no only o e !air and imarial u

also o give %e aearance o! comlee o@eciviy in is %andling o! %e case.

SABITSANA @+ @ILLA=OR

Facs:0 was discovered %a %ere were ,( cases undecided y resonden @udge

eyond %e 8day reglemenary eriod. %e dismal sae o! %e Cour%ouse o! %eresonden @udge w%ic% was descried as ere! o! any digniy as a cour o! law %aseen noed. 9udge >illamor %owever s%i!s %e lame on %is cler- o! cour; Ay.9ocoo w%o %e claims was ine!!icien in %e managemen o! %e cour records.

Also; in %e case o! %e! y Liango; >illamor designaed 9udge 6iao asacing @udge o! %e 'CC. >illamor warned 6iao o ac"ui Liango ecause %e casewas eing ac-ed u y someone ower!ul. ?e did %is y sending a leer o 6iao%roug% Liangoillamor revo-ed %is designaion and aoined ano%er as @udge o! %e 'CC. And!inally; w%en %e case was elevaed o %e RC w%ere >illamor was assigned %eac"uied Liango.

?eld:>illamor violaed Canon3 and Canon2A @udge sis no only o 9udge liigaed cases wi% %e leas ossile delay

u %a %is resonsiiliies include eing an e!!ecive manager o! %e Cour and isersonnel. Canon 3; Rule 3.,; o! %e Code o! 9udicial Conduc; rovides: EA @udges%ould diligenly disc%arge adminisraive resonsiiliies; mainain ro!essionalcomeence in cour managemen; and !aciliae %e er!ormance o! %e

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adminisraive !uncions o! o%er @udges and cour ersonnel. Also; under Rule 3. is%a: EA @udge s%ould organi+e and suervise %e cour ersonnel o ensure %erom and e!!icien disac% o! usiness; and re"uire a all imes %e oservance o!%ig% sandards o! ulic service and ! ideliy.

Cardinal is %e rule %a a 9udge s%ould avoid imroriey and %eaearance o! imroriey in all aciviies. %e Canons mince no words in mandaing%a a 9udge s%all re!rain !rom in!luencing in any manner %e oucome o! liigaion ordisue ending e!ore ano%er Cour ICanon 2; Rule 2.4J. 0ner!erence y memers

o! %e enc% in8ending suis wi% %e end in view o! in!luencing %e course or %eresul o! liigaion does no only suver %e indeendence o! %e @udiciary u alsoundermines %e eoles !ai% in is inegriy and imarialiy

TAN @+ ROSETE

Facs:Be!ore %e cases were decided; resonden @udge allegedly sen a memer

o! %is sa!! o al- o comlainan. %e sa!! memer old comlainan an %a 9udgeRosee was as-ing !or 615;. in ec%ange !or %e non8dismissal o! %e cases.)%e was s%own coies o! resonden @udge


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Resonden 9udge canno e asolved !rom liailiy !or %e ine!!iciency o! %iscour ersonnel. 9udges are c%arged wi% %e adminisraive resonsiiliy o!organi+ing and suervising %is cour ersonnel o secure %e rom and e!!iciendisac% o! usiness; re"uiring a all imes %e oservance o! %ig% sandards o! ulicservice and !ideliy.

'ore imoranly; @udges %ave a duy o decide %eir cases wi%in %ereglemenary eriod. n meriorious grounds; %ey may as- !or addiional ime. 0mus e sressed; %owever; %a %eir alicaion !or eension mus e !iled e!ore

%e eiraion o! %e rescried eriod. 7on %is rans!er o ano%er os; resonden9udge s%ould %ave as-ed %e ermission o! %e Cour Adminisraor o ring %erecords o! %e cases o %is new assignmen or s%ould %ave arised %e aries o! %isacion wi% resec %ereo.

Fur%ermore; resonden 9udge s%ould e %eld liale !or %is !ailure o oeydirecives !rom %is Cour and %e Cour Adminisraor. eedless o say; @udges s%ouldresec %e orders and decisions o! %ig%er riunals; muc% more so %is Cour !romw%ic% all o%er cours s%ould a-e %eir earings

0n %e 9udiciary; moral inegriy is more %an a cardinal virue; i is anecessiy. Resonden 9udge mus ear in mind %a %e eacing sandards o!conduc demanded o! @udges are designed o romoe ulic con!idence in %einegriy and imarialiy o! %e @udiciary.

A @udge w%o !ails o decide cases wi%in %e rescried eriod u collecs

%is salary uon a !alse ceri!icae is guily o! dis%onesy amouning o grossmisconduc and deserves %e condemnaion o! all rig% %in-ing men. 0n view o! %erimordial role o! @udges in %e adminisraion o! @usice; only %ose wi% i rreroac%aleinegriy and roiy mus e enrused wi% @udicial owers.

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@udge. )%e %erey arrogaed @udicial ower uno %ersel!. %e deerminaion o!w%e%er o re"uire a cas% ond; li-e %e aroval o! ail or %e release o! %eaccused; is urely a @udicial !uncion. 0 was cerainly no among %e mandaed duieso! resonden cler-. 0 %as een sressed %a %e conduc and e%avior o! everyonec%arged wi% %e disensaion o! @usice is circumscried y %e rus and con!idencereosed in a ulic o!!ice. %e image o! a cour o! @usice is necessarily mirrored in %econduc; o!!icial or o%erwise; o! %e men and women w%o wor- %erein; !rom %e@udge o %e lowlies cler-.

LACHICA @+ FLORDELIA

Facs:*r. Amaro A. Lac%ica; %e 'unicial ?eal% !!icer o! 9ose Aad )anos;

*avao del )ur; c%arged %e resonden; 9udge Rolando A. Flordeli+a o! %e 'unicialCircui rial Cour o! 9ose Aad )anos8)arangani; *avao del )ur; wi% ause o!@udicial osiion and inimidaion; !or allegedly comelling %er o sign a dea%ceri!icae even %oug% s%e was no %e aending %ysician. According o Lac%ica;during a ary; 9udge Flordeli+a; w%o was drun- a %a ime; %reaened o !ile anadminisraive case agains %er i! s%e will re!use o sign %e dea% ceri!icae.

0ssue:

%e%er resonden8@udge is guily as c%arged o! ause o! @udicial osiionand inimidaion amouning o violaion o! %e Code o! 9udicial Conduc

Ruling:/es. A @udgeic Agravane; counsel !or %e accused; w%ose ve%icleresonden @udge would even use a imes.

0ssue:%e%er 9udge 9avellana violaed Canon 2 o! %e Code o! 9udicial %ics

Ruling:/es.%e 0nvesigaing 9usice %as seen imroriey on %e ar o! resonden

@udge in %is close associaion wi% a counsel !or a liigan.%e Cour s%ares %e view and dis"uisiion o! %e ?onorale

9usice. 9udges; indeed; s%ould e era ruden in associaing wi% liigans andcounsel aearing e!ore %em so as o avoid even a mere erceion o! ossileias or arialiy. 0 is no eeced; o! course; %a @udges s%ould live in reiremen orseclusion !rom any social inercourse. 0ndeed; i may e desirale; !or insance; %a

%ey coninue; ime and wor- commimens ermiing; o relae o memers o! %e arin wor%w%ile endeavors and in suc% !ields o! ineres; in general; as are in -eeingwi% %e nole aims and o@ecives o! %e legal ro!ession. 0n ending or roseciveliigaions e!ore %em; %owever; @udges s%ould e scruulously care!ul o avoidany%ing %a may end o awa-en %e susicion %a %eir ersonal; social or sundryrelaions could in!luence %eir o@eciviy; !or no only mus @udges ossess ro!iciencyin law u %a also %ey mus ac and e%ave in suc% manner %a would assure; wi%grea com!or; liigans and %eir counsel o! %e @udges comeence; inegriy andindeendence. %e resonden was A*'0)?* o consanly e circumsec in%is conduc and dealings wi% lawyers w%o %ave ending cases e!ore %im.

SA=SON @+ CABALLERO

Facs:%is is an adminisraive comlain !or dis%onesy and !alsi!icaion o! a ulic

documen agains resonden 9udge >irgilio #. Caallero. Comlainan lga '.)amson alleged %a resonden 9udge >irgilio #. Caallero s%ould no %ave eenaoined o %e @udiciary !or lac- o! %e consiuional "uali!icaions o! rovencomeence; inegriy; roiy and indeendence; and !or violaing %e Rules o! %e9udicial and Bar Council I9BCJ w%ic% dis"uali!ies !rom nominaion any alican !or@udges%i wi% a ending adminisraive case.

According o %e comlainan; resonden; during %is 9BC inerviews;delieraely concealed %e !ac %a %e %ad ending adminisraive c%arges agains%im. )%e disclosed %a; on e%al! o! Communiy Rural Ban- o! #uima Iuevaci@aJ; 0nc.; s%e %ad !iled criminal and adminisraive c%arges !or grave ause o!

41 ;Bloc- C 212

9usice ?o!ilena


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