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	GR No. 156809 2009-03-04	ESTATE OF FELOMINA G. MACADANGDANG v. LUCIA GAVIOLA CARPIO, J.
The general rule is that a client is bound by the acts, even mistakes, of his counsel in the realm of procedural technique.[12] There are exceptions to this rule, such as when the reckless or gross negligence of counsel deprives the client of due process of law, or when the application of the general rule results in the outright deprivation of one's property through a technicality.[13]
	GR No. 179848 2008-11-27	NESTOR A. JACOT v. ROGEN T. DAL CHICO-NAZARIO, J.
It is a well-settled rule that a client is bound by his counsel's conduct, negligence, and mistakes in handling the case, and the client cannot be heard to complain that the result might have been different had his lawyer proceeded differently.[31] The only exceptions to the general rule -- that a client is bound by the mistakes of his counsel -- which this Court finds acceptable are when the reckless or gross negligence of counsel deprives the client of due process of law, or when the application of the rule results in the outright deprivation of one's property through a technicality.[32] These exceptions are not attendant in this case.