PROBLEMS AREAS ON LEGAL ETHICS SYLLABUS

Hon. Raul Bautista Villanueva

Deut! Cou"t A#$inist"ato"
O%&e o' t(e Cou"t A#$inist"ato")Su"e$e Cou"t
NEW ERA COLLEGE OF LAW
PART I
A. Main basis of Legal Ethics
i. Code of Professional Resonsibilit! "ro#$lgated b! the
%$re#e Co$rt on &' ($ne ')**+
ii. Part ,- R$les './ to '0. on Legal Ethics- Re1ised
R$les of Co$rt
2. Code of Professional Resonsibilit!

i. The La3!er and %ociet!
Canon '
Tolosa v. Cargo, '4' %CRA &'
De los Reyes v. Aznar, '4) %CRA 5/.
Cordova v. Labayen, &0) %CRA '4&
Cobb v. Lazatin, &0 %CRA &)'
Engr. Tumbokon v. Atty. Pefanco, A.C. No. 5''5- 6' A$g$st
&6'&
Tan, r. v. Atty. !umba, A.C. No. )666- 6/ October &6''
Canon &
"le# v. Legal Clinic, $nc., &&. %CRA .4*
Linsangan v. Atty. Tolentino, A.C. No. 554&- 60 %ete#ber
&66)
Canon .
Director o% Religious A&airs v. 'ayot, 40 Phil /4)
Linsangan v. Atty. Tolentino, s$ra
Canons 0 and /
'ar (atter )o. *+,, 6& October &66'
'ongalonta v. Castillo, &06 %CRA .'6
Cayetano v. (onsod, et al., &6' %CRA &'6
P-ili##ine La.yers Association v. Agrava, '6/ Phil. '4.
/ernandez v. Atty. Padilla, A.C. No. ).*4- &6 ($ne &6'&
0#s. 1illiams v. Atty. Enri2uez, A.C. No. 5./.- &4 Febr$ar!
&665
Canon 5
$goy v. 0oriano, A.M. No. &66'7)7%C- '' October &66'
Artezuela v. Atty. (aderazo, A.C. No. 0./0- && Aril &66&
ii. The La3!er and the Legal Profession
Canon 4
Cordova v. Cordova, '4) %CRA 5*6
$n re3 45*5 Elections o% t-e $ntegrated 'ar o% t-e
P-ili##ines, '4* %CRA .)*
Canon *
6ared v. $larde, ..4 %CRA /.
Canon )
!utierrez v. 7ulueta, '*4 %CRA 564
PART II
iii. The La3!er and the Co$rt
Canon '6
Palu.agan ng 'ayan 0avings 'ank v. 8ing, '4& %CRA 56
!ome9 v. Presiding udge, RTC, 'ranc- 4+, :zamis City, &0)
%CRA 0.&
Canon ''
$goy v. 0oriano, s$ra
Tiongco v. Aguilar, &06 %CRA /*)
)estle P-ils, $nc. v. 0anc-ez, '/0 %CRA /0&
'o2uiren v. del Rosario;Cruz, &00 %CRA 46&
Canon '&
<da. De 'arrera v. La#ut, &5 %CRA 00
0antiago v. Ra%anan, 006 %CRA )'
Canon '.
0ection =, Canon '- Ne3 Code of ($dicial Cond$ct for the
Philiine
($diciar!- &4 Aril &660
i1. The La3!er and the Client
Canon '0
7aldivar v. !onzales, '55 %CRA .'5
0amar (ining Co., $nc. v. Amado, &0 %CRA 06&
Canon '/
Rosacia v. 'ulalaco, &0* %CRA 550
0attar v. Lo#ez, &4' %CRA &)6
Canon '5
Canons '4 and '*
)adayag v. !rageda, &.4 %CRA &6&
avellana v. Lutero, &6 %CRA 4'4
Ramos v. acoba, et al., A.C. No. //6/- &4 %ete#ber &66'
Canon ')
P-il. (erc-ant (arine 0c-ool, $nc. v. Court o% A##eals, .*.
%CRA '4/
C-oa v. C-iongson, &56 %CRA 044
Cosmos v. >oundry 0-o# 1orkers "nion v. Lo 'u, 5. %CRA
.'.
Canon &6
Del Rosario v. Court o% A##eals, &.4 %CRA .)
P)' v. Pardo y Robles /ermanos, 54 Phil. /46
"landay v. (anila Railroad Co., 0/ Phil. /06
Canon &'
Canon &&
Tumbaga-an v. Court o% A##eals, '5/ %CRA 0*/
?uilban v. Robinol, '4' %CRA 45*