Legal Ethics Syllabus
Legal Ethics Syllabus
Legal Ethics Syllabus
I. Preliminary Topics
Concept of Legal Ethics
Terms commonly used in Legal Ethics
Reference, Legal Ethics, Pineda, 2009 ed.
Practice of Law
Case : Cayetano vs. Monsod, 201 SCRA 210
Law Student Practice Rule, Rule 138-A, Rules of Court
Persons who cannot Practice Law in the Philippines
Appearance of Non-Lawyers
Attorneys and Admission to the Bar, Rule 138, Rules of Court
Case : In re Petition to Sign Roll of Atty., Medado, Sept.
24, 2013
Graduates of Foreign Schools
Readmission to the Philippines Bar
In re Petition, Torres, Aug. 25, 2015
Reinstatement of lawyer
Que vs. Revilla, Nov. 11, 2014
Macarubbo vs. Macarubbo, Jan. 13, 2013
Lawyer's Oath, Memorize
IX. CODE OF JUDICIAL CONDUCT FOR THE PHIL. JUDICIARY AND JURISPRUDENCE ON JUDICIAL ETHICS
Muhlach vs. Judge Arroyo, Aug. 25, 2015
Inhibition/disqualification of judges
Ascano vs. Judge Jacinto, Jan. 12, 2015
Use of abusive and intemperate language
OCA vs. Judge Balut, Jan/ 12, 2015
Borrowing money
Tormis vs. Judge Paredes, Feb. 4, 2014
Sub-judice / misconduct of judge
Lorenzana vs. Judge Austria, Apr. 2, 2014
Posing in social media
NOTE: This is without prejudice to the assignment in the textbook and other cases prescribed by the professor.