Roberto Soriano vs Atty. Manuel Dizon
A.C. No. 6792 – 515 Phil. 635 – 480 SCRA 1 – Legal Ethics – Practice of Law – Disbarment; Commission of a Crime Involving Moral Turpitude – Homicide may or may not be a crime involving moral turpitude...
View ArticleEmiliana Eustaquio et al. vs Rex Rimorin
A.C. No. 5081 – 447 Phil. 549 – 399 SCRA 422 – Legal Ethics – Lawyers committing fraud – A lawyer should not engage in deceitful conduct In 1991, Atty. Rex Rimorin had a Special Power of Attorney...
View ArticleModesto Cunanan vs Rex Rimorin
A.C. No. 5315 – 393 Phil. 188 – Legal Ethics – Duties of a lawyer – The Lawyer and his client – Misappropriation of Client’s Funds In 1997, Modesto Cunanan’s son, Andrew Philip Cunanan, died in the...
View ArticleQuery of Atty. Karen Silverio-Buffe
A.M. No. 08-6-352-RTC – 613 Phil. 1 – 596 SCRA 378 – Legal Ethics – Judicial Ethics – Government Lawyers, Generally, Cannot Engage in Private Practice of Law; Prohibition has limited application even...
View ArticleIn Re: Isidro Vinzon
A.C. No. 561 – 19 SCRA 815 – Legal Ethics – Disbarment – Moral Turpitude; Estafa Atty. Isidro Vinzon and his wife were convicted of estafa. The Solicitor General received information of Vinzon’s...
View ArticleIn Re: Marcelino Lontok
43 Phil. 293 – Legal Ethics – Disbarment – Moral Turpitude – Effect of Absolute Pardon In 1918, Atty. Marcelino Lontok was convicted of bigamy. Bigamy is a crime involving moral turpitude. In 1921,...
View ArticleHold-Departure Order issued by MCTC Judge Salvador Occiano
A.M. No. 02-1-27-MCTC – 381 SCRA 655 – Legal Ethics – Judicial Ethics – Grave Misconduct – MTCs cannot issue hold-departure orders Political Law – Constitutional Law – Bill of Rights – Right to Travel;...
View ArticleAtty. Rene Baysa vs Atty. Jonathan Tambol
A.C. No. 12820 – Legal Ethics – Administrative Cases Against Lawyers – Violation of the Notarial Rules – Affiants Must personally Appear before Notary Public In November 2013, several individuals went...
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Jackiya Lao vs Berteni Causing
A.C. No. 13453 – Legal Ethics – Legal Profession – Code of Professional Responsibility – Rule 8.01 – Improper Social Media Posts May Result in a Lawyer’s Suspension or Disbarment In January 2019, Atty....
View ArticleIn Re: Undated Letter of Louis Biraogo
A.M. No. 09-2-19-SC – 580 SCRA 106 – Legal Ethics – Judicial Ethics – Grave Misconduct – Leaking Unpromulgated Decisions Justice Ruben Reyes was the original ponente of G.R. Nos. 178831-32, G.R. No....
View ArticleDonna Marie Aguirre vs Edwin Rana
B. M. No. 1036 – 451 SCRA 428 – Legal Ethics – Practice of Law – Who May Practice Law – Unauthorized Practice Of Law Edwin Rana passed the 2000 Bar Examinations. He was scheduled to take his oath on 22...
View ArticleIn Re: Plagiarism Charges Against Justice Mariano Del Castillo (2011)
A.M. No. 10-7-17-SC – 642 SCRA 11 – Legal Ethics – Duty of Counsel To Cite Law/Jurisprudence Without Alteration Mercantile Law – Intellectual Property Law – Copyright – Plagiarism – Attribution The...
View ArticleIn Re: Plagiarism Charges Against Justice Mariano del Castillo (2010)
A.M. No. 10-7-17-SC – Mercantile Law – Intellectual Property Law – Copyright – Plagiarism Legal Ethics – Judicial Ethics – Integrity On April 28, 2010, the Supreme Court issued a decision which...
View ArticleNelson Lai vs People of the Philippines
G.R. No. 175999 – 761 SCRA 156 – Legal Ethics – Judicial Ethics – Rule 137 – Inhibitions of a Judge – Prior participation as a prosecutor by a judge Nelson Lai was convicted of murder. He filed a...
View ArticleOffice of the Court Administrator vs Romeo Atillo, Jr.
A.M. No. RTJ-21-018 – Legal Ethics – Judicial Ethics – New Code of Judicial Conduct – Integrity – Propriety – Improper Facebook Posts by a Judge Judge Romeo Atillo, Jr. maintains a Facebook profile...
View ArticleOffice of the Court Administrator vs Daniel Liangco
A.C. No. 5355 – 662 SCRA 103 – Legal Ethics – Judicial Ethics – Code of Professional Responsibility – Disbarment Proceedings as Sui Generis Daniel Liangco was a judge in San Fernando, Pampanga. He was...
View ArticlePetition to Sign the Roll of Attorneys by Michael Medado
B.M. No. 2540 – 718 Phil. 286 – 706 SCRA 264 – Legal Ethics – The Legal Profession – Admission to the Bar – Signing in the Roll of Attorneys Michael Medado passed the 1979 bar exams. He took his oath...
View ArticleEugenio Puyat vs Sixto De Guzman, Jr.
G.R. No. L-51122 – 113 SCRA 31 – Political Law – The Legislative Department – Appearance in Court Legal Ethics – A member of Congress may not appear as counsel in quasi-judicial bodies In May 1979,...
View ArticleRaul Villegas vs Valentino Legaspi
G.R. No. L-53869 – 113 SCRA 39 – Political Law – Constitutional Law – The Legislative Department – Appearance in Court by a Congressman Legal Ethics – A Congressman may not appear as counsel in court...
View ArticleIn Re: Vicente Ching
B.M. No. 914 – 316 SCRA 1 – Legal Ethics – The Legal Profession – Admission to the Bar – Citizenship Requirement – Only Filipinos may be admitted to the Philippine Bar In 1998, Vicente Ching finished...
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