BALE Syllabus

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SAN BEDA COLLEGE MENDIOLACOLLEGE OF LAW

Syllabus in Legal Ethics

I. Preliminary Matters

A. Legal Ethics - definition

B. Legal Pr!essin- definition

C. Surces ! Princi"les an# $ules n Legal an# %u#icial

Ethics— Art. VIII, Sec. 5 (5), 1987 Contit!tion— "!#e 1$5 to 1%&, "e'ied "!#e of Co!rt— L*er+ Ot (-E-O"IE/)— 0e otri# L (0it#e IV, C2ter 11, "e'ied Ad3initrti'eCode)— &44% "!#e on otri# rctice, A2ri# &7, &44%

D. Practice ! La&

'. De!initin

⁃ "ento L. C*etno '. Critin -onod, G.". o. 14411$,Se2te36er $, 1991

⁃ !i '. Office of te reident, G.". o. 17&78, !ne &5, &414⁃ Office of te Co!rt Ad3initrtor '. Ld, A.-. o. :99:1&87,

n!r* &, &441⁃

(. A#missina. A )u#icial !unctin

— Art. VIII, Sec. 5(5), 1987 Contit!tion— In re C!nnn, "eo#!tion, -rc 18, 195%— In re A#3cen, G.". o. L:&75%, Fe6r!r* 18, 1974

b. $e*uirements⁃ "!#e 1$8, "e'ied "!#e of Co!rt⁃ "e; Letter of Att*. Ete#ito -endo


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(' ⁃ "e; 1999 >r E=3intion, >.-. o. 879 ? 98, @ece36er 14,

&44&

c. Attrney0s rll #e!ine#— nn '. "3o, Ad3. Ce o. 145$, Se2te36er 7, 1979

,. Characteristics ! the La& Pr!essina.⁃ >.-. o. 71& !#* 1$, 1995,⁃ >.-. o. 71& -rc 19, 1997⁃ In re; Edi##on, Ad3. Ce o. 19&8, A!!t $, 1978

b.

⁃@ocen '. Att*. Li3on, A.C. o. &$87, Se2te36er 14, 1998

c.— i#i22ine L*er+ Aocition '. Ar', G.". o. L:1&%&,Fe6r!r* 1, 1959⁃ -rco '. Cief of Stff, G.". o. L:%$, -* $4, 1951

#.— -!ricio C. #e2 '. Le# C#inic, Inc., >.-. o. 55$, !ne 17,199$

E1ce"tins t the Practice ! La&

'2

i.— "!#e 1$8, Sec. $%, "e'ied "!#e of Co!rt— Cnti36!n '. Cr!


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⁃ Cr!< '. !de -iBre, G.". o. 15%%%, Se2te36er 11, &448.

i3.— -derd '. !de -ediode, A.-. o. -0:4&:1%59, Octo6er1%, &44$

(2 Limitatins ! La&yers t Practice La&

i.— "!#e 1$8, Sec. $5, "e'ied "!#e of Co!rt— Art. VII, Sec. 1$, 1987 Contit!tion— ".A. o. 714, Sec. 94— ".A. o. 914, Section 1

⁃!er* of Att*. >!ffee, A.-. o. 48::$5&:"0C, A!!t 19, &449

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II. La&yer an# Sciety

A. Cnon 1, Code of rofeion# "e2oni6i#it*

Ce;— Gon


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E. Cnon 5, Code of rofeion# "e2oni6i#it*

— >r -tter o. 854, && A!!t &444— S2. Wi##i3 '. EnriD!e


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⁃ C36#i


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'. Edri# '. !i#t:D!i#t, G" o. 1$$&5, Se2te36er , &444

(. -i##re '. Att*. -ontero, A.C. o. $&8$

).

⁃ Artic#e 181:18% "e'ied en# Code

.

— Cnon 18, Cnon of rofeion# Etic⁃ "!#e 1$8, Sec. &4 (f), "e'ied "!#e of Co!rt⁃ "!#e 1$&, Section $, "e'ied "!#e of Co!rt

⁃7. Sntio '. Att*. "fnn, A.C. o. &5&, Octo6er 5, &44%

D. Canon 1', Code of Professional Responsibility

— Art. 19, e Ci'i# Code⁃ "!#e &.4$, Code of !dici# Cond!ct⁃ >i#dner '. I#!orio, G.". o. 157$8%, !ne 5, &449

1. Cr!< '. S#', G.". o. L:1&871, !#* &5, 1959⁃ In te -tter of te A##eed I32ro2er Cond!ct of Sndin6*n

Aocite!tice >do*, A.-. o. 41:1&:41:SC, 1 n!r* &44$.

⁃

&. de >!3n# '. >!3n#, Ad3. Ce o. 188, o'e36er &9, 197


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9. LA67E$ AND CLIEN4

A. A lawyer s$all not ref%se ser*i+es to t$e needy Canon 1(,Code of Professional Responsibility-1. A lawyer s$all not de+line to represent a person solely ona++o%nt of t$e latters ra+e, se/, +reed or stat%s of life, or be+a%se of $is own opinion reardin t$e %ilt of said person. R%le 1(.01-

— "!#e 1$8, Sec. &4 (i), "e'ied "!#e of Co!rt— "!#e 1$8, Sec. &4 (c), "e'ied "!#e of Co!rt— Cnon 5, Cnon of rofeion# Etic— Cnon $1, Cnon of rofeion# Etic— Frncico '. Att*. ort!#, A.C. o. 155, -rc 1%, &44

&. A lawyer s$all not de+line, e/+ept for serio%s and s%ffi+ient +a%se, an appointent as +o%nsel de ofi+io or as ai+%s +%riae or are2%est fro t$e !nterated Bar of t$e P$ilippines or any of its+$apters for rendition of free leal aid. R%le 1(.0&-

— Sec. %, ".A. o. 4$$— "!#e 11, Sec. , "e'ied "!#e of Co!rt— "!#e 11, Sec. 8, "e'ied "!#e of Co!rt— "!#e 1&%, Sec. &, "e'ied "!#e of Co!rt— "!#e 1$8, Sec. $1, "e'ied "!#e of Co!rt— "!#e 1$8, Sec. $, "e'ied "!#e of Co!rt— eo2#e '. "io, G.". o. 94&9%, Se2te36er &%, 1991


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'. A lawyer ay not ref%se to a++ept representation of an indient +lient %nless3a- $e is not in a position to +arry o%t t$e wor4 effe+ti*ely or +opetently5b- $e labors %nder a +onfli+t of interest between $i and t$e

prospe+ti*e +lient or between a present +lient and t$e prospe+ti*e+lient. R%le 1(.0'-

6 S2. A#!r '. 0e Loc# Go'+t nit of te Cit* of , G.".o. 1541$5,

Octo6er $4, &44— Lede3 '. C#i3co, G.". o. L:&$815, !ne &8, 197%

(. A lawyer w$o a++epts t$e +a%se of a person %nable to pay $is professional fees s$all obser*e t$e sae standard of +ond%+t o*ernin $is relations wit$ payin +lients. R%le 1(.0(-

— In re; Fi#rt, Se2te36er &7, 1919

B. A lawyer s$all obser*e +andor, fairness and loyalty in dealinsand transa+tions wit$ +lient Canon 1), Code of Professional Responsibility-

1. A lawyer, in +onferrin wit$ a prospe+ti*e +lient, s$all as+ertainas soon as pra+ti+able w$et$er t$e atter wo%ld in*ol*e a +onfli+t wit$ anot$er +lient or $is own interest, and if so, s$all fort$wit$ infort$e prospe+ti*e +lient. R%le 1).01-

— Art. &49, "e'ied en# Code— > '. Cedo, Ad3. Ce o. $741, -rc &8, 1995

&. A lawyer s$all be bo%nd by t$e r%le on pri*ilee +o%ni+ationin respe+t of atters dis+losed to $i by a prospe+ti*e +lient. R%le1).0&-

— Cnon &1, Code of rofeion# "e2oni6i#it*— "!#e 1$4, Sec. &% (6), "e'ied "!#e of Co!rt— "!#e 1$8, Sec. &4 (e), "e'ied "!#e of Co!rt


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— "o F. -ercdo '. !#ito @. Vitrio#o, A.C. o. 5148, -* &,&445

'. A lawyer s$all not represent +onfli+tin interests e/+ept by written +onsent of all +on+erned i*en after a f%ll dis+los%re of t$efa+ts. R%le 1).0'-

H i#do '. @'id, G.". o. L:91, Se2te36er &1, 19%9⁃ < '. Snce


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1. A lawyer s$all a++o%nt for all oney or property +olle+ted or re+ei*ed for or fro t$e +lient. R%le 1.01-

— 0ro '. Att*. "icfort, A.C. o. 8&5$, -rc 15, &411

&. A lawyer s$all 4eep t$e f%nds of ea+$ +lient separate and apart fro $is own and t$ose of ot$ers 4ept by $i. R%le 1.0&-

— Vi##n!e' '. Att*. Iit, A.C. o. 54%1, o'e36er &$, &44%

'. A lawyer s$all deli*er t$e f%nds and property of $is +lient w$end%e or %pon deand. #owe*er, $e s$all $a*e a lien o*er t$e f%ndsand ay apply so %+$ t$ereof as ay be ne+essary to satisfy $islawf%l fees and disb%rseents, i*in noti+e proptly t$ereafter to

$is +lient. #e s$all also $a*e a lien to t$e sae e/tent on all %dents and e/e+%tions $e $as se+%red for $is +lient as pro*ided for in t$e R%les of Co%rt.R%le 1.0'-

— "!#e 1$8, Sec. $7, "e'ied "!#e of Co!rt— Vd de CiJ '. on. Victorino, G.". o. L:1&945, Fe6r!r*&, 1959

(. A lawyer s$all not borrow oney fro $is +lient %nless t$e+lients interests are f%lly prote+ted by t$e nat%re of t$e +ase or by independent ad*i+e. :eit$er s$all a lawyer lend oney to a +lient e/+ept, w$en in t$e interest of %sti+e, $e $as to ad*an+e ne+essary e/penses in a leal atter $e is $andlin for t$e +lient. R%le 1.0(-

— Linnn '. Att*. 0o#entino, A.C. o. 7&, Se2te36er %, &449

D. A lawyer owes fidelity to $is +lients +a%se Canon 17, Code of Professional Responsibility-

— ernnde< '. Go, A.C. o. 15&, n!r* $1, &445⁃ -rci# L. A6iero '. >ernrdo G. !nino, A.C. o. 5$4&,

Fe6r!r* 18, &445

;. A lawyer s$all ser*e $is +lient wit$ +opeten+e and dilien+eCanon 18, Code of Professional Responsibility-


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⁃ @i3r!cot '. eo2#e, G.". o. 18$975, Se2te36er &4, &414.⁃ A2e= -inin, Inc. ' CA, G.". o. 1$$754, o'e36er &9, 1999⁃ "3! G. Anderon '. "e*n#do A. CrdeJo, A.C. o. $5&$,

n!r* 17, &445

1. A lawyer s$all not %nderta4e a leal ser*i+e w$i+$ $e 4nows or s$o%ld 4now t$at $e is not 2%alified to render. #owe*er, $e ay render s%+$ ser*i+e if, wit$ t$e +onsent of $is +lient, $e +an obtain as+ollaboratin +o%nsel a lawyer w$o is +opetent on t$e atter. R%le18.01-

⁃ !n '. Att*. >ri, A.C. o. 5817, -* &7, &44%.

&. A lawyer s$all not $andle any leal atter wit$o%t ade2%ate preparation. R%le 18.0&-

— @e "o* '. Co!rt of A22e#, G.". o. 84718, n!r* &9,1988— Lerd '. Co!rt of A22e#, G.". o. 9%%57, -rc 18, 1991

'. A lawyer s$all not nele+t a leal atter entr%sted to $i, and $is nelien+e in +onne+tion t$erewit$ s$all render $i liable. R%le18.0'-

— S36Bon, et. #. '. S!in, A.C. o. 74&, & Se2te36er &44— Adri3iin '. 'ier, A.C. o. &591, 48 Se2te36er &44— V#erin . @#i* '. -e#nio -!ricio, A.C. o. 555, A2ri#&&, &445

(. A lawyer s$all 4eep t$e +lient infored of t$e stat%s of $is +ase

and s$all respond wit$in a reasonable tie to t$e +lients re2%est for inforation. R%le 18.0(-

— eter @. Grr!co '. Co!rt of A22e#, G.". o. 1%$791,n!r* 1%, &445— Antcio:>rione '. 2nt, A.C. o. &, 1 o'e36er &44


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. A lawyer s$all represent $is +lient wit$


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(e) 0e 2ro66i#it* of #oin oter e32#o*3ent re!#t ofcce2tnce of te 2roffered ceM(f) 0e c!to3r* cre for i3i#r er'ice nd te ced!#e offee of te I> c2ter to ic e 6e#onM() 0e 3o!nt in'o#'ed in te contro'er* nd te 6enefit re!#tinto te c#ient fro3 te er'iceM() 0e continenc* or certint* of co32entionM(i) 0e crcter of te e32#o*3ent, eter occion# oret6#iedM nd(B) 0e 2rofeion# tndin of te #*er.("!#e &4.41)

⁃ @o* -ercnti#e, Inc. '. A-A Co32!ter Co##ee, G.". o. 155$11,-rc $1, &44%

&. A #*er ##, in ce of referr#, it te conent of te c#ient,6e entit#ed to di'iion of fee in 2ro2ortion to te or 2erfor3ednd re2oni6i#it* !3ed. ("!#e &4.4&)

'. A #*er ## not, ito!t te f!## no#ede nd conent of te c#ient, cce2t n* fee, rerd, cot, co33iion, interet, re6teor forrdin ##once or oter co32ention toe'er re#ted toi 2rofeion# e32#o*3ent fro3 n*one oter tn te c#ient. ("!#e&4.4$)

(. A #*er ## 'oid contro'erie it c#ient concernin ico32ention nd ## reort to B!dici# ction on#* to 2re'enti32oition, inB!tice or fr!d. ("!#e &4.4%)

⁃ ined '. Att*. @e e!, G.". o. 155&&% A!!t &$, &44

#. A lawyer s$all preser*e t$e +onfiden+es and se+rets of $is+lient e*en after t$e attorney=+lient relation is terinated Canon &1,

Code of Professional Responsibility-

— Sec. &4 (e), "!#e 1$8, "e'ied "!#e of Co!rt— Att*. A#cntr '. Att*. @e Ver, A.C. o. 5859, o'e36er &$,&414⁃ #3 '. Att*. I#edn, r. A.C. o. 8&%&, Octo6er &, &449


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1. A #*er ## not re'e# te confidence or ecret of i c#iente=ce2tM() Wen !tori


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(c) Wen i in6i#it* to or it co:co!ne# i## not 2ro3ote te6et interet of te c#ientM(d) Wen te 3ent# or 2*ic# condition of te #*er render itdiffic!#t for i3 to crr* o!t te e32#o*3ent effecti'e#*M(e) Wen te c#ient de#i6erte#* fi# to 2* te fee for te er'iceor fi# to co32#* it te retiner ree3entM(f) Wen te #*er i e#ected or 22ointed to 2!6#ic officeM nd() Oter i3i#r ce.("!#e &&.41 )

&. A #*er o itdr or i dicred ##, !6Bect to retiner #ien, i33edite#* t!rn o'er ## 22er nd 2ro2ert* to icte c#ient i entit#ed, nd ## coo2erti'e it i !cceor in teorder#* trnfer of te 3tter, inc#!din ## infor3tion necer* for te 2ro2er nd#in of te 3tter. ("!#e &&.4&)

9I. Disci"line ! La&yers

'. P&er t Disci"line— "!#e 1$8, Sec. &7, "e'ied "!#e of Co!rt— "!#e 1$9:>, Sec. 1, "e'ied "!#e of Co!rt— "!#e 71, "e'ied "!#e of Co!rt— Gt3*tn '. I#o, A.C. o. 48, n!r* &, &445

(. Disbarment an# Sus"ensin⁃ "!#e 1$8, Sec. &7, "e'ied "!#e of Co!rt⁃ N2:r '. r, A.C. o. %9%7, Fe6r!r* 1%, &445

a. Ob)ecti3es— S2. "fo#, r. '. Att*. >rrio, r. A.C. o. %97$, -rc 15,&414

b. Grun#s— "!#e 1$8, Sec. &7, "e'ied "!#e of Co!rt⁃ -endo


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⁃ 06n '. Att*. Gcott, A.C. o. %94, Se2te36er &9, &44%⁃ CoB!nco, r. '. Att*. #3, A.C. o. &%7%, !ne $4, &445

,. Liabilities an# Disabilities ! La&yersa. Purchase ! Client0s Pr"erties— Art. 1%91, Ci'i# Code— In "e; S!2enion ===, >.-. o. 79$, !#* $4, &44%

b. Ci3il Liability !r Damages— Art. 1174, Ci'i# Code— Art. 1171 nd &&41 2r. &, Ci'i# Code— Art. 117$, Ci'i# Code— Sorino '. Att*. @i nd 1%4)— "e'ied en# Code (Art. &4%, &45, &4 ? &47)— Anti:Grft nd Corr!2t rctice Act ("A $419)— Cnon of !dici# Etic, A!!t 1, 19%— Code of !dici# Cond!ct, Se2te36er 5, 1989


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— Code of !dici# Cond!ct, Octo6er &4, 1989— Code of rofeion# "e2oni6i#it*— e Code of !dici# Cond!ct for te i#i22ine !dicir*, A2ri#&7, &44%

B. =uali!icatins ! %u#ges— Sec. 7, Art. VIII, 1987 Contit!tion— Art. 1%4, .@. o. 148$ (Code of -!#i3 eron# L)— >.. >#. 1&9, !dicir* "eorni


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1195, Fe6r!r* &, 1997

,. Sectin ,

;. Sectin ;— !!et '. >oncro, Ad3. -tter o. %%4:CFI, Se2te36er $4,197%

+. Sectin +— eo2#e '. !de Go, G" o. 1$54%5, @ece36er 15, &444— eo2#e '. o, G" o. 1$9$81, A2ri# &4, &441— G!tierre< '. Snto, G.". o. L:158&%, -* $4, 191. Sectin >— Sec. 7, "A $419— Sec. 17, Art. KI, 1987


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?. Sectin ?— -36 '. Grci, A.-. o. -0:9:1114, !ne &5, &441— ordn . Ot!6re '. "3on . Ve#co, A.-. o. -0 4&:1%%%, !#* &&, &44%

/. Sectin /

'. Sectin '

''. Sectin ''— ort Frn< E##ert '. !de G#2on, A.-. o. -0:44:1&9%,!#* $1, &444— Vi##re# '. @ionon, A.-. o. "0:99:15&4, o'e36er &&,&444

'(. Sectin '(

',. Sectin ',— Art. &14:&11, "e'ied en# Code— "A $419— Art. 7$9, Ci'i# Code— C2!no '. r3i##o, Ad3. -tter o. "0:9$:9%%, !#* &4,199%

';. Sectin ';

'+. Sectin '+

E. Cann +. E*uality

'. Sectin '

(. Sectin (

,. Sectin ,— AD!ino '. V#encino, Ad3. -tter o. -0:9$:7%, @ece36er&7, 199%

;. Sectin ;


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+. Sectin +— r*no '. -enee, G.". o. 11&8%, A2ri# &, 199%— !rtdo '. !d#en, G.". o. L:%44$, !#* 1$, 19788. Cann < Cm"etence an# Diligence

'. Sectin '— Li6rio '. @6#o, Ad3. -tter o. "0:89:&8, !#* 11, 1991— A#6o '. A#6, Ad3. -tter o. -0:91517, -rc 11, 199%

(. Sectin (— L2en '. -rco, Ad3. -tter o. 199:-, !ne &9, 198&— >r6ron '. Cnd, A.-. o. -0:41:1$55, A2ri# &4, &444

,. Sectin ,

— Sere '. S#i#io G6o, r., A.-. o. "0:44:15&%, n!r* &, &444— !rit Li3 '. Cer -. @!3#o, A.-. o. -0:4%:155, -rc$1, &445

;. Sectin ;

+. Sectin +— >ent!#n '. @!3to#, Ad3. -tter o. "0:9$:999, !ne 15,199%— Office of te Co!rt Ad3initrtor '. Aniceto L. -dronio, Sr.,

A.-. o. -0:4%:1571, Fe6r!r* 1%, &445— -. 0ere @. Co#!36re '. Aniceto L. -dronio, A.-. o.-0:4&:1%1, -rc $1, &445


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-C0C, n!r* &8, &445

[email protected] ! %u#gesA. A#ministrati3e Liability

— "e2ort on te !dici# A!dit Cond!cted t te -!nici2# 0ri#Co!rt in Citie (>". 1), S!rio Cit*, A.-. o. :4%:18$5, n!r* 11,&445— In re; C#i3co, Ad3. Ce o. 1$%:, n!r* &1, 197%— In re; Eci'erri, Ad3. -tter o. 97:CFI, Octo6er $4, 1975— "e; !de Si#'erio 0*o, "0C >r. 1%1, -t., Ad3. -tter o."0:9$:978, Fe6r!r* 7, 199%

B. Ci3il Liability

— Stte roec!tor '. -n!e# 0. -!ro, A.-. o. "0:9&:87,Se2te36er 19, 199%

C. Criminal Liability— @e# Cr!< '. Conce2cion, Ad3. -tter o. "0:9$:14&,

A!!t &5, 199%— -ced '. Conrdo VD!e

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