BASIC LEGAL ETHICS ’18 SYLLABUS

RICARDO N. FERNANDEZ, JR.

Subject Units Year Faculty Day TIME Start TIME End

Basic Legal Ethics 3 1st Fernandez Th 1600 1900

MATERIALS:

1. Code of Professional Responsibilities

2. Basic Principles on the Role of Lawyers adopted by the 8th UN Congress on the
Prevention of Crme and the Treatment of Offenders
3. Rule on Community Legal Aid Service A.M. No. 17-03-09
4. The Lawyer’s Oath

ASSIGNMENT OF CASES

1. In Re: Petition of Al Argosino to take the Lawyer’s Oath, B.M. 712, March 19,
1997;

2. Avida Land v. Argosino, A.C. No. 7437, August 17, 2016;

3. People v Dabon, No. L-31429, January 31, 1972;

4. Blanza v Arcangel, Adm. Case No. 492 September 5, 1967;

5. Ledesma v Judge Climaco, No. L-23815, June 28, 1974;

6. Hilado v David No. L-961, September 21, 1949;

7. Salcedo v Hernandez, No. 42992, August 8, 1935;

8. Berenguer v. Carranza, Adm Case No. 716, January 30, 1969;

9. Sta. Maria v Tuason, Adm Case 396, July 31, 196;

10. Jayme v. Bualon, No. 37386, September 19, 1933, 58 Phil. 422;

11. Endaya v. Oca, AC No. 3967, September 13, 2003;

12. PCGG v Sandiganbayan, G.R. No. 151809-12, April 12, 2005;

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CANON 1 UPHOLD THE CONSTITUTION AN OBEY THE LAW

13. People v Rufino Bermas;

14. Brion, Jr. v Brillantes, Adm. Case No. 5305, March 17, 2003;

15. Bautista v Gonzales, Adm. Matter No. 1625, February 12, 1990;

16. Oronce v CA, G.R. No. 125766, October 19,1998;

17. De Ysasi III v NLRC, G.R. No. 104599, March 11, 1994;

18. Zaguirre v Castillo, Adm. Case No. 4921, March 6, 2003

19. Dumadag v Atty. Lumaya

20. Cordova v Cordova, Adm. Case No. 3249, November 29, 1989;

21. In Re: Carlos S. Basa, December 1920;

22. Atty. Rodolfo D. Pactolin, A.C. 7940, April 24, 2012;

23. PAGCOR v Atty. Dante A. Carandang, A.C. 5700, January 30, 2006;

24. People v Tuanda, Adm. Case No. 3360, January 30, 1990, 181 SCRA 692;

25. Toledo v Abalos, A. C. No. 5141, September 29, 1999;

26. Lizaso v. Amante, A.M. 2019, June 3, 1991;

27. In Re Vicente Pelaez, 44 Phil. 567 (1923);

28. Linsangan v Tolentino, A.C. No. 6672, September 4, 2009;

29. Khan v Atty. Rizalino Simbillo, A.C. No. 5299, August 2003;

30. Payod v Metila, A.C. No. 3944, July 27, 2007;

31. Pimentel v Llorente, A.C. No. 4680, August 29, 2000

32. People v Gacott, G.R. No. 116049, March 20, 1995;

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33. Santos, Jr. v Llamas, A.C. No. 4749, January 20, 2000;

34. In the Matter of the Disqualification of Bar Examinee Haron S. Meling in the
2002 Bar Examinations and for Disciplinary Action as Member of the
Philippine Shari’a Bar, Atty. Froilan R. Melendrez, Bar Matter No. 1154, June
8, 2004;

35. Bugaring v Espanol, G.R.No. 133090, January 19, 2001;

36. Camacho v Pangulayan, et al., Adm. Case No. 4807, March 22, 2000;

37. Garrido v Atty Garrido and Romana P. Valencia, A.C. No. 6593,
February 4, 2010

38. Ulep v. The Legal Clinic, B.M. No. 553, 17 June 1993, 223 SCRA 378
[N.B. Pay attention to the arguments]

39. Dacanay v Baker & Mckenzie, A.C. No. 2131, May 10, 1985

40. In the Matter of the Brewing Controversies in the Election in the

Integrated Bar of the Philippines, A.M No. 09-5-2-SC, December 14,
2010; July 5, 2011

41. Alawi v Alauya, A.M. SDC 92-2-P, February 24, 1997

42. Five J Taxi v NLRC, G.R.No. 111474, August 22, 1994

43. Likong v Lim A.C. No. 3149, August 17, 1994

44. In Re Clemente M. Soriano, G.R. No. 24114, June 30, 1970

45. People v Atty Raul H. Sesbreno, L-62449, July 16, 1984;

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