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HISTORY

1917:Adoption by the Philippine Bar Association (PBA) ofCanons 1 to 32 of Canons of Professional Ethics of theAmerican Bar Association (ABA)

1946:Adoption by PBA of Canons 33 to 47

1979:Draftin by the !nterated Bar of the Philippines of aproposed Code of Professional "esponsibility

June 21, 1988:Prom#lation by the $#preme Co#rt of the

Code of Professional "esponsibility

OUTLINE

CHAPTER I: The Lawe! an" S#$%e&Canon 1 D#ty to %phold the Constit#tion and the

&a'sCanon 2 D#ty to be an Efficient &a'yerCanon 3 D#ty of onest and Dinified

Prono#ncement of &eal $ericeCanon 4 D#ty to $#pport the !mproement of the

&eal $ystemCanon * D#ty to +eep Abreast of &eal

DeelopmentsCanon , -he Canons Apply to &a'yers in

.oernment $erice

CHAPTER II: The Lawe! an" &he Le'a( P!#)e**%#nCanon 7 D#ty to %phold the Dinity of the &eal

ProfessionCanon / D#ty of Professional Co#rtesyCanon 0 D#ty to $h#n %na#thoried Practice of

&a'

CHAPTER III: The Lawe! an" &he C#u!&*Canon 1 D#ty of Candor airness and .ood aith

to the Co#rtsCanon 11 D#ty to .ie "espect to the Co#rtsCanon 12 D#ty to Assist in the $peedy and Efficient

Administration of 5#sticeCanon 13 D#ty 6ot to !nfl#ence 5#des

CHAPTER I+: The Lawe! an" &he C(%en&Canon 14 D#ty to "ender &eal $erice to the 6eedyCanon 1* D#ty of Candor airness and &oyalty to the

Client

Canon 1, D#ty to be a -r#stee of Clients 8oneys andProperties

Canon 17 D#ty of idelity to the Ca#se of the ClientCanon 1/ D#ty to $ere 'ith Competence and D#e

Dilience

Canon 10 D#ty to $ere 9nly :ithin the Bo#nds of&a'

Canon 2 D#ty to Chare 9nly air and "easonableees

Canon 21 D#ty to Presere the Clients Confidenceand $ecrets

Canon 22 D#ty to :ithdra' $erices 9nly for .oodCa#se and #pon 6otice

N#&e: -he Code of Professional "esponsibility does notcease to apply to a la'yer simply beca#se he has ;oinedthe oernment serice< :here a la'yers miscond#ct as

a oernment official is of s#ch nat#re as to affect his=#alification as a la'yer or to sho' moral delin=#encythen he may be disciplined as a member of the bar ons#ch ro#nds (Martin Lahn III and James P. Concepcionvs. Labor Arbiter Jovencio Li. Mayor, Jr., A.C. No. 743,!ebr"ary #$, %#%&.

CANON 1: A LAYER SHALL UPHOL- THECONSTITUTION, O.EY THE LAS O/ THE LAN- AN-PRO0OTE RESPECT /OR LA O/ AN- LEALPROCESSES

131 A (awe! *ha(( n#& en'a'e %n un(aw)u(,"%*h#ne*&, %55#!a( #! "e$e%&)u( $#n"u$&

Un(aw)u( $#n"u$&-ransression of any proision of la' 'hich need not bea penal la'< -he presence of eil intent on the part of the

la'yer is not essential in order to brin his act or omission'ithin the terms of this "#le ('e 'eport on the !inancia)A"dit Cond"cted on the *oo+s o Acco"nts o Atty. 'a-"e)ho, AM No. P/0/%#77&.

-%*h#ne*& a$&An act of lyin or cheatin(A)s"p v. 1tate, 2# e. Crim.'. %%4, #2%%&.

I55#!a( #! "e$e%&)u( $#n"u$&>!noles moral t#rpit#de (A5pa)o, Le5a) and J"dicia)6thics, %2, p. 7%&.

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0#!a( &u!%&u"e:!t is an act of baseness ileness or depraity in the d#ties'hich one person o'es to another or to society in eneral'hich is contrary to the #s#ally accepted and c#stomaryr#le of riht and d#ty 'hich a person sho#ld follo'1< A iolation of any of the r#les of the leal profession2< 6#llification of a contract 'hich he prepared3


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3< !noles selfpraise and p#ffin4< Damaes p#blic confidence and*< 8ay increase la's#its and res#lt in needless litiation, s"pra& :ill the attorney be re=#ired to

contest for that 'hich his d#ty to another client re=#ireshim to opposeQ

2< nvitation of Suspicion> :ill the acceptance of a ne'relation inite s#spicion andOor act#ally lead to#nfaithf#lness or do#bledealin to'ards another clientQ

3< se of prior *no+ledge obtained :ill the attorney becalled #pon in his ne' relation to #se aainst his firstclient any ?no'lede ac=#ired in the preio#semploymentQ-his pertains to those cases in 'hich the aderse partyaainst 'hom the attorney appears is his former clientin a matter 'hich is related directly or indirectly to thepresent controersy

-his r#le coers 69- 96&@ cases in 'hich confidentialcomm#nications hae been confided B%- A&$9 thosein 'hich no confidence has been besto'ed or 'ill be#sed,

CANON 17: A LAYER OES /I-ELITY TO THECAUSE O/ HIS CLIENT AN- HE SHALL .E 0IN-/ULO/ THE TRUST AN- CON/I-ENCE REPOSE- IN HI0

.ood moral character epresses itself in the 'ill to do the#npleasant thin if it is riht and the resole not to do the

pleasant thin if it is 'ron (Cordon v. *a)icanta, A.C. No.%727, ;ctober 4, %%&.

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CANON 18: A LAYER SHALL SER+E HIS CLIENTITH CO0PETENCE AN- -ILIENCE

-%(%'en$e> -he attention and care re=#ired of a person ina ien sit#ation and is the opposite of nelience

(6d-"iba) v. !errer, A.C. No. $097, !ebr"ary %$&.

!t is aiomatic in the practice of la' that the price ofs#ccess is eternal dilience to the ca#se of the clientor v.*e)tran, A.C. No. #$4, March %$, #27$&.

ene!a( Ru(e> A la'yer sho#ld not accept a case 'hichhe ?no's or sho#ld ?no' he is not =#alified to render !f his client consents the la'yer can ta?e ascollaboratin co#nsel another la'yer competent on thematter

2. mplied:'here a party 'ith ?no'lede of the

fact that a la'yer has been representin him in a case

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