Code of Judicial Conduct / Ethics Legal Ethics PREAMBLE CANON I / Independence SECTION 1. Merit-based adjudication SECTION 2. Duty to uphold judicial independence SECTION 3. Role in raising public awareness of independen...
Code of Professional Responsibility and Accountability (CPRA) Legal Ethics PREAMBLE CANON I / Independence Section 1. Independent, accessible, efficient, and effective legal service Section 2. Merit-based practice Sectio...
...identification, differentiation, and application in a concise format. Code of Professional Responsibility and Accountability (CPRA), Canon VI, Sec. 2, A.M. No. 22-09-01-SC
Citations: Code of Professional Responsibility and Accountability (CPRA), Canon VI, Sec. 2, A.M. No. 22-09-01-SC
Administrative Code of 1987 Political / Public Law INTRODUCTORY PROVISIONS Section 1. Title Section 2. General Terms Defined BOOK I CHAPTER 1 / THE NATIONAL TERRITORY Section 3. What Comprises National Territory Section...
During a routine checkpoint on a public utility vehicle, a police officer stops the bus and conducts a warrantless search of a passenger’s tote bag without consent. The officer finds a sachet of illegal drugs and files c...
Citations: Constitution of the Philippines, Article III, Section 2, Rules of Court, Rule 126
...of Tan's client. (a) Identify the controlling doctrine under the 1989 Code of Judicial Conduct implicated by these facts. (b) Distinguish impropriety from appearance of impropriety and apply the rule to these facts. (c)...
...o set forth a meritorious claim. After the case is dismissed for lack of basis, Atty. Mateo promptly files a second suit in a different trial court on the same operative facts, this time naming a new co-defendant and see...
Citations: Code of Professional Responsibility and Accountability (CPRA), A.M. No. 22-09-01-SC, Sec. 23, Canon III, Sec. 7, CPRA
City of Nova Verde enacts Ordinance No. 2027-03 requiring all drone service providers operating within city limits to obtain a Drone Operations Permit (DOP) from the City Drone Office (CDO) before conducting any aerial o...
Citations: Republic Act No. 9497 (Civil Aviation Authority Act of 2008), Republic Act No. 7160 (Local Government Code)
Atty. Marco, a member of the Philippine Bar, publishes a scathing op-ed in a national daily asserting that Judge Navarro is biased in a pending civil matter and hints at undisclosed financial ties between Navarro and a c...
...Judge Maria Santos, Aurora Corporation sues Beta Logistics for breach of contract. The plaintiff is represented by Atty. Carla Santos, who is a close college friend of Judge Santos and has regularly socialized with the j...
Citations: National Code of Judicial Conduct (NCJC), Canon 3, 1989 Code of Judicial Conduct (CJC), Canon 3
...escalating environmental violations within its borders, the Province of Silangan enacts Ordinance No. 2026-12, requiring all industrial facilities operating within the province to obtain an Environmental Compliance Perm...
Citations: Rule 65, Rules of Court (Petitions for Certiorari)., Republic Act No. 7160 (Local Government Code) (local autonomy and police power subject to national laws)., Republic Act No. 8749 (Philippine Clean Air Act)., Republic Act No. 9275 (PH Clean Water Act)., DENR Administrative and Regulatory Framework (environmental permitting and EMB authority).
Labor Code of the Philippines Labor & Social Legislation Chapter I / GENERAL PROVISIONS Chapter II / EMANCIPATION OF TENANTS BOOK ONE / PRE-EMPLOYMENT Title I / RECRUITMENT AND PLACEMENT OF WORKERS Chapter II / REGULATIO...
...ency and praises the plaintiff’s counsel for his “efficient handling” of the case, while criticizing the defendant’s counsel for aggressive cross‑examination. As a result, the plaintiff obtains a favorable order. The def...
Citations: New Code of Judicial Conduct for the Philippines, Canon 5 (Equality)., Office of the Court Administrator guidelines on judicial conduct and equal treatment in court proceedings.
...n filed in Judge Reyes’s court by a rival developer alleging building-code violations in one of the company’s projects. (a) Under Canon 5, Rules 5.02 and 5.04, is Judge Reyes permitted to own shares in REYES PROPERTY DEV...
Citations: 1989 Code of Judicial Conduct, Canon 5, Rules 5.02, 5.04
(1) Identify the doctrine governing impeachment of high public officers under the 1987 Constitution, Article XI, Section 2, including who may be impeached and the grounds for impeachment. (2) State the procedural rules f...
Citations: Constitution of the Philippines (1987), Article XI, Section 2; Article XI, Section 3.
...ore the Regional Trial Court. After a ruling he publicly posts on a professional networking site that the trial judge is biased and “unfit to preside” due to a presumed conflict, implying personal bias. In the courtroom...
Citations: Code of Professional Responsibility and Accountability, A.M. No. 22-09-01-SC, Canon II (Propriety) Sec. 1-2
Atty. Selena V., a member of the Philippine Bar and notary public, is the subject of a verified administrative complaint for alleged professional misconduct and violation of notarial duties. The Supreme Court, acting on...
Citations: Code of Professional Responsibility and Accountability (CPRA), Canon VI, Sec. 31, A.M. No. 22-09-01-SC
...oza, counsel for Kepler, invites the judge to join the advisory board of a private foundation established by Orion Realty and funded by its principal client. The judge accepts the unpaid board membership for a one-year t...
Citations: Bangalore Principles of Judicial Conduct 2002
1987 Constitution of the Philippines Political / Public Law PREAMBLE ARTICLE I / NATIONAL TERRITORY ARTICLE II / DECLARATION OF PRINCIPLES AND STATE POLICIES PRINCIPLES Section 1. The Philippines is a democratic and repu...
An Environmental Regulation Board (ERB) of Metro Province, vested with quasi-judicial authority to issue, suspend, or revoke environmental permits, suspends GreenWay Mining Corp.’s operating permit after a two-hour on-si...
Citations: Constitution of the Philippines, Article III, Section 1 (due process), Ang Tibay v. Court of Industrial Relations (due process in administrative adjudication), Administrative Code of 1987 (Executive Order 292)
...ication that apply to this situation. (b) Under Rule 137 and the 1989 Code of Judicial Conduct (Rules 3.12 and 3.13), should Judge Ortega inhibit himself or be disqualified? Explain which remedy is proper and why. (c) If...
Citations: Rule 137, Rules of Court; Inhibition or Disqualification of Judges., 1989 Code of Judicial Conduct, Rules 3.12 and 3.13 (Disqualification and Inhibition).
...ngagement - Sec. 24 IX. LEGAL AND JUDICIAL ETHICS / A. Legal Ethics - Code of Professional Responsibility and Accountability (CPRA), A.M. No. 22-09-01-SC / 7. Duties and Responsibilities of Lawyers - CPRA / v. Reporting...
...; Canon III, Sec. 7 IX. LEGAL AND JUDICIAL ETHICS / A. Legal Ethics - Code of Professional Responsibility and Accountability (CPRA), A.M. No. 22-09-01-SC / 7. Duties and Responsibilities of Lawyers - CPRA / v. Reporting...
...s exercises discretion in procedure and strategy by filing a sequence of motions solely to delay proceedings: (i) a motion for extension of time to file pleadings, (ii) a motion for postponement of trial, and (iii) a mot...
Citations: Code of Professional Responsibility and Accountability (A.M. No. 22-09-01-SC)
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