COLLEGE OF LAW LEGAL AND JUDICIAL ETHICS Second Semester AY 2014-2015
B. Duties and responsibilities of a lawyer
3. THE LAWYER AND THE COURTS (a) Canon 10 Observe Candor, Fairness and Good Faith Rule 10.01 - Truthfulness Towards the Court Canon 32, CPE 61. Maligaya v. Atty. Donorilla Jr, AC No. 6198, September 15, 2006 (Caneda) 62. Manuel Sebastian v. Atty. Amily A. Bajar, AC No. 3731, September 7, 2007 (Pugoy) 63. Young v. Batuegas 403 SCRA 123 (2003) (Oja) Rule 10.02 - Not to Misquote or Misrepresent Contents of Paper 64. Insular Life Employees Co. v. Insular Life Association, 37 SCRA 7 (1970) (Aballe) 65. Re: Order of the Office of the Ombudsman Referring the complaint of Attys. OLIVER O. LOZANO and EVANGELINE J. LOZANO-ENDRIANO Against Chief Justice Reynato S. Puno [ret.]., A.M. No. 10-9-9-SC, March 20, 2012 (Boltiador) Rule 10.03 - Observe Rules of Procedure Rule 138, sec 20 (d) ROC (b) Canon 11 Rule 11.01 - Proper Attire Rule 11.02 - Punctuality Rule 11.03 - Proper Language and Behavior 66. In re Almacen, GR No. 27654, February 18, 1970 (Gomez) Rule 11.04 - Not to Attribute to Judge Motives 67. Asean Pacific Planners et al v. City of Urdaneta et al, GR No. 162525, Sept. 23, 2008 (Pages) 1
Rule 11.05 - Grievances Against Judge
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68. Judge Lacurom v. Atty. Jacoba, AC No. 5921, March 10, 2006 (Lua) 69. In re Almacen (supra) (c) Canon 12 Assist in Speedy and Efficient Administration of Justice Rule 138 sec 20 (g) Rules of Court Rule 12.01 - Adequate Preparation Cf. Rule 18.02 70. De Espino v. Atty. Presquito, AM No. AC 5762, June 28, 2004 (Suson) Rule 12.02 - Forum Shopping 71. JUDGE ADORACION G. ANGELES, Petitioner, vs. HON. MA. MERCEDITAS N. GUTIERREZ, Ombudsman et al., G.R. Nos. 189161 & 189173, March 21, 2012 (Godinez) Rule 12.03 - Not to Delay Case 72. Atty. Vaflor-Fabroa v. Atty. Paquito, AC No. 6273, March 15, 2010 (Matuguina) Rule 12.04 - Court Process 73. Bugaring and RBBI v. Hon Espanol, GR 133090, January 19, 2001 (Villaruben) 74. Manila Pest Control v. WCC 25 SCRA 700 (1988) (Raquel) 75. Malonzo v. Principe, 447 SCRA 1 (2004) (Bertulfo) Rule 12.05 12.07 Proper Behavior 76. Sambajon et al v. Atty. Suing, AC No. 7062, September 26, 2006 (Sulitas) PD 1829 Penalizing Obstruction of Justice Rule 12.08 - Not to Testify on Behalf of Client 77. PNB v. Uy Teng Piao, 57 SCRA 337 (1932) (Cajegas) Canon 13 Rule 13.01 - No extraordinary attention or cultivate familiarity with the judge Rule 13.02 - Not to make public statements in the media regarding a pending case 2
78. In re Request Radio TV Coverage 360 SCRA 248 (2001) (Laplana)
79. Foodsphere, Inc. v. Atty. Mauricio Jr, AC No. 7199, July 22, 2009 (Dingding) Rule 13.03 - Not to invite outside interference 80. Maglasang v. People, 190 SCRA 306 (1990) (Ortiz)
4. THE LAWYER AND THE CLIENT
(a) Canon 14 - Service to the Needy Rule 14.01 - Availability of Services Regardless of Status Rule 138 sec 20 ROC 81. Francisco v. Atty. Portugal, AC No. 6155, March 14, 2006 (Candole) Rule 14.02 - Providing Counsel de Oficio Rule 138 sec 31, 20(h) ROC Rule 116 sec 6-8 ROC Rule 124 sec 2 ROC PD 543 82. In re: Atty. Adriano, GR No. L-26868, February 27, 1969 (Aquino) Rule 14.03 - Valid Ground for Refusal 83. Perez v. Atty. Dela Torre, AC 6160, March 30, 2006 (Jordan) 84. Canoy v. Atty. Ortiz, AC 5485, March 16, 2005 (Ismael) Rule 14.04 - Same Standard of Conduct for Paying and Non-Paying Clients 85. In re: Atty. Adriano (supra) RA 6006, RA 6043, RA 6035 86. Suspension of Atty. Bagubayao (b) Canon 15 Observe Candor, Fairness, Loyalty Rule 138 sec 3 ROC Rule 15.01 & Rule 15.03 - Conflict of Interest 87. Atty. Jalandoni v. Atty. Villarosa, AC No. 5303, June 15, 2006 (Gerru) 88. Hornilla v. Atty. Salunat, AC 5804, July 1, 2003 (Abangan) 89. Gonzales v. Atty. Cabucana, AC 6836, January 23, 2006 (Cruiz) 3
Privileged Communication Rule
Rule 15.04 - Mediator, conciliator or arbitrator in settling disputes 90. Atty. Jalandoni (supra) Rule 15.05 - Candid, Honest Advice 91. Rollon v. Atty. Naraval, AC 6424, March 4, 2005 (Tan) 92. Yu v. Bondal, AC 5534, January 17, 2005 (Bilocura) Rule 15.06 - Not State or Imply Influence any public office 93. Reddi v. Atty. Sebrio Jr, AC 7027, January 30, 2009 (Yray) Rule 15.07 - Impress Compliance with Laws 94. Rural Bank of Calape, Inc. v. Florido, AC 4736, June 18, 2010 (Barrot) Rule 15.08 - Dual Profession 95. Dr. Gamilla et al vs. Atty. Marino Jr, AC 4763, March 20, 2003 (Berezo)