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2015-01-14 |
VILLARAMA, JR., J. |
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| Members of the bar are reminded that their first duty is to comply with the rules of procedure, rather than seek exceptions as loopholes.[19] A lawyer who assists a client in a dishonest scheme or who connives in violating the law commits an act which justifies disciplinary action against the lawyer.[20] | |||||
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2013-12-11 |
MENDOZA, J. |
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| Also, her failure to file the pre-trial brief warranted the same effect because the rules dictate that failure to file a pre-trial brief shall have the same effect as failure to appear at the pre-trial. Settled is the rule that the negligence of a counsel binds his clients.[30] Neither Benavidez nor her counsel can now evade the effects of their misfeasance. | |||||