Section 45, Canon III SECTION 45. Prompt payment of legal fees. – A lawyer is entitled to prompt payment from the client of attorney’s fees. Absent an express agreement as to professional fees, a lawyer is entitled to be paid reasonable attorney’s fees in accordance with Canon III, Section 41. (2023 Code of Professional Responsibility…
Section 44, Canon III SECTION 44. Payment of compensation by third party. – A lawyer shall not receive any fee, reward, costs, commission, interest, rebate or forwarding allowance or other compensation from anyone other than the client, except upon the written informed consent of such client. Receipt of compensation from someone other than the client…
Section 43, Canon III SECTION 43. Non-Sharing of fees with non-lawyers. – A lawyer shall not share, split, or divide or stipulate to divide, directly or indirectly, a fee for legal services with persons or organizations not licensed or authorized to practice law. (2023 Code of Professional Responsibility and Accountability or CPRA) 1. Non-Sharing of…
Section 42, Canon III SECTION 42. Division of fees upon referral. – A lawyer shall, in case of referral of legal services in favor of another lawyer with the written informed consent of the client, be entitled to a division of fees in proportion to the work performed and responsibility assumed. Where a lawyer undertakes…
Section 41, Canon III SECTION 41. Fair and reasonable fees. – A lawyer shall charge only fair and reasonable fees. Attorney’s fees shall be deemed fair and reasonable if determined based on the following factors: (a) The time spent and the extent of the service rendered or required; (b) The novelty and difficulty of the…
Section 40, Canon III SECTION 40. Accountability of legal clinic director and supervising lawyer. – A law student clinic director and supervising lawyer, under Rule 138-A of the Rules of Court shall provide meaningful training to law students. They shall assume responsibility for any work performed by the law student while under their supervision and…
Section 39, Canon III SECTION 39. Limited Legal Services of law student practitioners. -The Limited Legal Services rendered by a law student practitioner under the Clinical Legal Education Program shall be governed by the CPRA. (2023 Code of Professional Responsibility and Accountability or CPRA) 1. Limited Legal Services of law student practitioners Under this section,…
Section 38, Canon III SECTION 38. Termination of Limited Legal Services. – Unless governed by Canon III, Section 36, a lawyer must cease to provide Limited Legal Services to a client when the lawyer becomes aware that there may be an actual or potential conflict of interest, except with the written informed consent of the…
Section 37, Canon III SECTION 37. Duty of confidentiality in Limited Legal Services. – A lawyer who provides Limited Legal Services must protect the client’s private confidences to the same extent as if engaged under regular terms. (2023 Code of Professional Responsibility and Accountability or CPRA) 1. Duty of confidentiality in Limited Legal Services Under…
Section 36, Canon III SECTION 36. Pro bono Limited Legal Services. – A lawyer appointed by the court as counsel de officio shall not refuse to render Limited Legal Services pro bono on the ground of conflict of interest. Instead, the lawyer shall disclose to all affected parties such conflict of interest. In any case,…