A.C. No. 9018 – 785 Phil. 303 – Legal Ethics – Conflict of Interest – Government lawyers may not represent government officials Atty. Nicanor Alvarez was a legal officer at the National C...
A.C. No. 5738 – 569 Phil. 539 – 546 SCRA 209 – Legal Ethics – Conflict of Interest; A Punongbarangay must obtain written authority to practice law from the DILG Secretary Atty. Vicente Re...
A.C. No. 13219 – Legal Ethics – Conflict of Interest – Unauthorized Practice of Law ; Legal officers cannot represent government officials Since 2011, Atty. Richard Enojo has been the provi...
A.C. No. 7121 – Legal Ethics – Integrity; Honesty – A lawyer shall not do any falsehood, nor consent to the doing of any in Court; nor shall he mislead or allow the Court to be misled by an...
G.R. No. 254005 – Criminal Law – Special Penal Laws – R.A. No. 7610 – Special Protection of Children Against Abuse, Exploitation and Discrimination Act – There is no crime of grave oral...
A.M. No. 93-2-037-SC – 313 Phil. 119 – 243 SCRA 299 – Legal Ethics – Duty to the Courts – Use of Respectful Language Atty. Emiliano Jurado labels himself as a columnist who incidentally...
G.R. No. 124342 – 377 Phil. 904 – 320 SCRA 61 – Remedial Law – Criminal Procedure – Rule 110; Information – Time of Commission of the Offense Must Be Alleged as Close to the Actual Da...
G.R. No. 2821 – 6 Phil. 413 – Political Law – Constitutional Law – Bill of Rights – Rights of the Accused – Right to Confront Witnesses; Right may be waivedIn the 1900s, Mariano Anast...
A.C. No. 10738 – 883 Phil. 334 – Legal Ethics – Inception of the Attorney-Client Relationship – Stealing Clients Marcelina Zamora’s husband filed an illegal dismissal case against his e...
G.R. No. 145391 – 436 Phil. 582 – 388 SCRA 28 – Remedial Law – Criminal Procedure – Responsive Pleading – Rule 111; Answer with Counterclaim not Allowed; Counterclaim must be filed se...