Professional Documents
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COLLEGE OF LAW
LAW 120. THE LEGAL PROFESSION
(Jardeleza/Feliciano/Banez/Tantuico)
Second Semester AY 2015
Primary Sources: Constitution; Rules of Court; Code of
Professional Responsibility, New Code of Judicial Conduct;
Supreme Court Decisions
Reference: Agpalo, Ruben, The Code of Professional
Responsibility (2009)
LEGAL PROFESSION
A. Supervision and Control
-Supreme Court Constitution Art. VIII sec. 5 (5)
-Congress Constitution Art. XII sec. 14 (2) Art. XVIII sec. 10
- In the matter of the IBP 49 SCRA 22 (1973)
- In re Cunanan 94 Phil 534 (1954)
B. Practice of Law
- Cayetano v. Monsod 201 SCRA 210 (1991)
REQUIREMENTS FOR ADMISSION TO THE PRACTICE
OF LAW
A. Legal Education
- Pre-Law: Rule 138 sec. 6. Rules of Court
- Law Proper: Rule 138 sec. 5, Rules of Court
- Republic Act No. 7662 (1993) Legal Education Reform Act
- LEB, Policies and Standards of Legal Education and Manual
of Regulations for Law Schools (2011)
- BM No. 1552 Guidelines on Legal Apprenticeship in the
Supreme Court and other Collegiate Courts, July 3, 2002
B. Citizenship
- Constitution, Art. XII sec. 14(2)
- Republic Act No. 9225 (2003) Dual Citizenship Act
- Petition to Re-Acquire the Privilege to Practice of Law by
Epifanio Muneses, B.M. No. 2112, July 24, 2012, with
accompanying Supreme Court Resolution En Banc, July 24,
2012
C. Bar Examinations
- Rules of Court 138 secs. 7-16
- Bar Matter No. 1153, March 9, 2010, Re: Letter of Atty.
Estelito P. Mendoza Proposing Reforms in the Bar
Examinations Through Amendments to Rule 138, secs. 5 &
6 of the Rules of Court
- Reforms in the Bar Examinations, B.M. No. 1161, June 8,
2004
- 2010 Bar Matter No. 2265, January 28, 2001 re Reforms in
the Bar Examinations
- Bar Matter No. 2502, March 20, 2012
G. Lawyers Oath
- SC Resolution dated Oct. 25, 1979 Revised Rules of Court,
Form 28 91 SCRA xv (1979)
- Rules of Court, Sec
PART I
CODE OF PROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBILITY
THE LAWYER AND SOCIETY
Canon 1 Promote and Respect Law and Legal Process
- In re Gutierrez 5 SCRA 661 (1962)
- Zaldivar v. Gonzales 166 SCRA 316 (1988)
Rule 1.01 No Unlawful, Dishonest, Immoral, Deceitful Conduct
- Piatt v. Abordo 58 Phil. 350 (1933)
- Ui v. Bonifacio 333 SCRA 38 (2000)
- Figueroa v. Barranco SCRA 445 (1997)
- Pimentel v. Llorente 339 SCRA 154 (2000)
- Cordova v. Cordova 179 Phil 680 (1989)
- People v. Tuanda 181 SCRA 692 (1989)
- Castillo vda. de Mijares v. Villaluz 274 SCRA 1 (1997)
- Stemmerik v. Mas 589 SCRA 114 (2009)
- Cordova v. Cordova 179 SCRA 680 (1989)
- Calub v. Suller 323 SCRA 556 (2000)
- Garrido v. Garrido 611 SCRA 508 (2010)
PART II
NEW CODE OF JUDICIAL CONDUCT OF THE PHILIPPINE
JUDICIARY A.M. No. 03-05-01-SC, effective June 1, 2004
Canon 1 Independence
- Libarios v. Dabalos, A.M. RTJ-89-1286, July 11, 1991,
199 SCRA 48 (1991)
- Tan v. Rosete, A.M. No. MTJ-04-1563, September 8,
2004, 437 SCRA 581 (2004)
- Ramirez v. Corpus-Macandog, A.M. Nos. R-351, 359,
621, 684, Sept. 26, 1986, 144 SCRA 462 (1986)
Canon 2 Integrity
- In re Complaint of Mrs. Rotilla Marcos Against Judge F.
Marcos, A.M. No. 97-2-53-RTC, July 6, 2001, 360
SCRA 539 (2001)
- Dela Cruz v. Bersamira, A.M. No. RTJ-00-567, July 25,
2000, 336 SCRA 353 (2000)
- Re Letter of Pres. Justice Conrado M. Vasquez, Jr on CAG.R. SP No. 103692, Sept. 29, 2008
- In re Undated Letter of Mr. Luis C. Biraogo, February 24,
2009
Canon 3 Impartiality
- People v. Veneracion, G.R. Nos. 119987-88, October 12,
1995, 249 SCRA 244 (1995)
Canon 4 Propriety
- Marcos, Sr. v. Arcangel, A.M. No. RTJ-91-712, July 9,
1996, 258 SCRA 517 (1996)
Canon 5 Equality
- Tan v. Pacuribot, A.M. Nos. RTJ-06-1982-83, December
14, 2007, 540 SCRA 246 (2009)
- Guanzon v. Rufon, A.M. No. RTJ-07-2028, October 19,
2009, 537 SCRA 38 (2009)
Canon 6 Competence and Diligence
- Castro v. Malazo, A.M. No. 1237-CAR, August 21, 1980,
99 SCRA 165 (1980)
- Office of the Court Administrator v. Judge Floro, A.M. No.
RTJ-99-1463, March 31, 2006, 486 SCRA 66 (2006)