Administrative Liabilities

8/18/2019 Administrative Liabilities

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ADMINISTRATIVE LIABILITIES Practice of law is a privilege and brdened wit! conditions"# $%cer of t!e cort# &orts !ave in!erent powers to preserve its integrit' and facilitate t!e

e(ercise of t!eir fnctions# Me)bers!ip )a' be sspended or re)oved# Law'ers are sb*ect to scrtin'# Even private activities )a' be at an'ti)e t!e sb*ect of in+ir'# ,ross )iscondct -ARNIN, . act or fact or ptting one of !is gard against an i)pendingdanger/ evil conse+ences or penalties ADM$NITI$N . gentle or friendl' reproof/ )ild reb0e/ warning or re)inder/conseling/ on a falt/ error or oversig!t

REPRIMAND . of )ore severe natre1 pblic and for)al censre or severereproof/ ad)inistered to a person in falt b' !is sperior o%cer/ or a bod' tow!ic! !e belongs &ENS2RE # an o%cial repri)and &$N&EPT $3 S2SPENSI$N # te)porar' wit!!olding of a law'er4s privilege topractice for a certain period or for an inde5nite period of ti)e#an act of t!e cort in pro!ibiting an attorne' fro) practicing law for ade5nite period

DISBARMENT . act of P!il6 Spre)e &ort in wit!drawing fro) an attorne't!e privilege to practice law6 Pre5( 7ATT89 is re)oved1 neit!er can !e sign apleading &$NTEMPT vs DISBARMENT . t!e e(ercise of one does not e(clde t!ee(ercise of t!e ot!er P$-ER T$ DIS&IPLINE ERRANT LA-8ERS"Spre)e &ort . fll at!orit' and power to warn/ ad)onis!/ repri)and/sspend and disbar

&ort of Appeals and RT& . also warn/ ad)onis!/ repri)and and sspend anatt' w!o appears before t!e) for an' of t!e cases )entioned in Section :;Rle 6 B2T T?E8 &ANN$T DISBAR A LA-8ER An RT& @2D,E cannot s))aril' sspend a law'er as pnis!)ent for indirectconte)pt6


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T!e IN3ERI$R &$2RTS are not e)powered even to sspend an attorne'/alt!og! t!e' )a' cite or !old a law'er in conte)pt of cort @2STI&ES $3 T?E S2PREME &$2RT )a' not be disbarred nless and ntilt!e' s!all !ave been 5rst IMPEA&?ED6 Sa)e wit! i)peac!able o%cers w!o

are )e)bers of t!e bar6 OBJECTS OF DISBARMENT:


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# Disbar)ent s!old never be decreed w!ere an' lesser penalt' woldacco)plis! t!e end desired# Alwa's e(ercised wit! great cation# Reptation is li0ened to a plant of tender growt! and it bloo)/ once lost/is not easil' restored

GROUND FOR SUSPENSION (R.O.C.)


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=6 Preparation and notariation of an i))oral contract or agree)ent6 3alse a%davit6 Solicitation of case t!r paid agentsC6 Abandon)ent;6 Dela' in 5ling client4s case

>6 Notar' pblic fa0ing appearance of client before !i)F6 Ac0nowledging SPA in t!e absence of one wit! t!e parties


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# PRIMA 3A&&IE evidence SPECIAL DISABILITIES OF LAW+ERS#prc!ase of propert' or rig!ts of clients sb*ect of litigation PR$?IBITED1prc!ase is void

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E2CEPTION KSAL$N,A V &A# SIMPLE NE,LI,EN&E w!ere t!e eorts are palpabl' real/ albeit/ bereft of eal

LA-8ER4S MISTAE BINDS &LIENT/ NOT A HARDFAST RULE# $nl' w!ere t!r rec0less i)prdence and gross negligence client isdeprived of de process# -!en it reslts in t!e otrig!t deprivation of propert' t!rog!tec!nicalit' PROCEDURE IN THE DISBARMENT AND OTHER DISCIPLINAR+PROCEEDING# @2DI&IAL IN NAT2RE# &ondcted b' Spre)e &ort/ IBP or at!oried bod'# Law'er as respondent is accorded de process of law

# At!orit' to decide disbar)ent rests on t!e S2PREME &$2RT alone# Pres)ption of innocence e(ists# Preponderance of evidence is re+ired# Brden of proof rests pon t!e co)plainant# Disbar)ent is not pnis!)ent bt intended to protect ad)inistration of *stice RES IPSO LO1UITORAPPLICABLE TO LAW+ERS AND JUDGES# 3or gross )iscondct and ine%cienc'# Blatant disrespect for t!e cort

# -ant of good )oral c!aracter# Violation of law'er4s oat! KRI&?ARDS VS AS$8# Respondent4s side !ad been fll' !eard in t!e pleading6 A trial t'pe!earing is N$N DE RE2E2R# Re+ire)ents of de process !ad been satis5ed 3ILIN, $3 &$MPLAINT AND INVESTI,ATI$N $%cers At!oried"

# Spre)e &ort# IBP t!rog! its &o))ission on Bar Discipline or At!oried Investigators# Sol,en# &A and RT& can investigate and ta0e action $NL8 against law'ers w!oappeal for litigants in cases pending before t!e) J-'e 34 3566 & T!e Revised Rles of &ort KRle


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prosection of erring law'ers or pon veri5ed co)plaint of an' person/ orreferral b' t!e S& of an IBP &!apter Board of $%cers &A and RT& )a' sspend B2T N$T DISBAR

WHERE TO FILE COMPLAINTS FOR DISBARMENT:# Spre)e &ort# IBP National $%ce# IBP &!apter # t!e MLR& and P$EA !ave no *risdiction 7al8%9a" 9 G'ale & referral of disbar)ent K5led or initiated b' t!eSpre)e &ort is not )andator' H; C!la%'a'$ % I'$%$-$e8<

# Before t!e S& )ot proprio# $f b' t!e IBP pon a veri5ed co)plaint# T!e IBP Board of ,overnors K)ot or referral )a' prosecte# Si( KC copies 5led before an' secretar' of an' c!apter Agst > . &o))ission on Bar Discipline was created to ta0e t!e place of NATI$NAL ,RIEVAN&E INVESTI,ATI$NS# 2pon reco))endation of t!e &$MMITTEE $N BAR RESP$NSIBILIT8/DIS&IPLINE AND DISBARMENT BOARD OF GO/ERNORS & 5 REGIONS

# Decision of t!e &BD K and IBP are )erel' "e#e'8a$" I3 3$RS2SPENSI$N $R DISBARMENT# IF LEESS4 decision is 5nal and e(ector if no part' appeals t!e case tot!e S& wit!in


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# An' person even if not aggrieved bt 0nows of t!e )iscondct/ nlawflor net!ical act# A DISBARMENT INV$LVES N$ PRIVATE INTEREST @stices and *dges are not conte)plated in t!e clase 7inclding t!ose in

t!e govern)ent service9 &on5dentialit' of proceedings MITI,ATIN, &IR&2MSTAN&ES# ,ood fait! in t!e ac+isition of propert'# Independence of a law'er# Age# Apolog'# Lac0 of intention

AFFIDA/ITS OF DESISTANCE4 SETTLEMENT4 COMPROMISE4RESTITUTION4 WITHDRAWAL OF CHARGES OR FAILURE TOPROSECUTE# No investigation s!all be interrpted or ter)inated b' reason of t!eabove nless t!e S& 5nds no co)pelling reason to contine# A%davit of Desistance will case t!e dis)issal if t!ere is not!ing )orew!ic! cold sbstantiate t!e c!arge# -it!drawal of co)plaint sa)e# Lac0 of interest to prosecte sa)e PREJUDICIAL 1UESTION:

# IS S2B@E&T MATTER IS ALS$ T?E S2B@E&T $3/ $R IS INTERT-INEDIN T?E S2B@E&T MATTER IN AN$T?ER PENDIN, &ASE/ AND T?E RES$L2TI$N $3-?I&? IS DETERMINATIVE $3 T?E 2ILT $R INN$&NESE $3 T?ERESP$NDENT/ IT MA8 BE ?ELD IN ABE8AN&E PENDIN, RES$L2TI$N $3 T?E$T?ER &ASE# Ra)os v Miclob# #In re" Brillantes Kcri)inal case pending

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