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,…
Section 35, Canon III SECTION 35. Limited Legal Services. – Limited Legal Services refer to services for a specific legal incident, with the expectation by the lawyer and the client that the lawyer will not provide continuing legal services in the matter. This includes being appointed as counsel de officio only for arraignment purposes or…
Section 33, Canon III SECTION 33. Foreign lawyers. – Foreign lawyers cannot, directly or indirectly, practice law in the Philippines. (2023 Code of Professional Responsibility and Accountability or CPRA) 1. Foreign lawyers Whether directly or indirectly, foreign lawyers are prohibited from the “practice law in the Philippines. a. Practice of PH Law Foreign lawyers are…
Section 32, Canon III SECTION 32. Non-disclosure of legal consultation. – A lawyer shall not reveal that he or she has been consulted about a particular case except to avoid possible conflict of interest. (2023 Code of Professional Responsibility and Accountability or CPRA) 1. Non-disclosure of legal consultation a. Duty of non-disclosure of legal consultation…
Section 30, Canon III SECTION 30. Duty of confidentiality of members of a law firm. – A lawyer may disclose the legal matters entrusted by a client of the firm to the partners and associates, as well as paralegals, legal assistants, law clerks, legal researchers, law interns, and other non-legal staff, who are or will…