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WHEREAS, the LAW FIRM has offered its professional legal services to the
CLIENT and CLIENT agrees to retain the professional legal services of the
LAW FIRM under a retainership basis, subject to the terms and conditions
hereinafter stipulated:
1. The term or duration of this contract shall be for one (1) year effective
upon signing of this agreement and shall automatically renewed on a year to
year basis unless either party pre-terminates the same upon serving a thirty
(30) day-prior written notice to the other party, without need of cause;
3. The LAW FIRM shall make itself available for ready consultation by the
CLIENT or its duly authorized officers in all matters or business requiring
legal advice and opinion affecting the said corporation in general. Written
opinions rendered by the LAW FIRM on matters affecting the
business and operations of the corporation shall be subject to confirmations;
(Notarial Rates)
7. The LAW FIRM shall handle other cases as referred to it by the CLIENT for
a fee that shall be determined by mutual agreement of the law firm and the
CLIENT, on a case to case basis, such as, but not limited to, all suits or
cases for or against the CLIENT, including officers and employees of the
CLIENT sued in their official capacity;
10. The LAW FIRM shall, whenever requested by the CLIENT take immediate
measures to investigate the facts and ascertain the legal position of the
CLIENT concerning any accidents, claim or liability, and shall on such cases
do what may be required for the protection of the CLIENT. The LAW FIRM
may represent the CLIENT in all suits and proceedings pending or which may
be pending in Bacolod City or its environs wherein the CLIENT is a party, or
its rights or interest are involve, at the direction of the CLIENT;
11. The LAW FIRM shall keep in its office a docket of record in which it shall
cause to be recorded all proceedings connected with nay action which the
CLIENT is interested and shall keep such other records necessary to
preserve a complete history of the business of the CLIENT entrusted to its
charge. Said docket and records shall be subject to the
inspection and control of the CLIENT or his representative;
12. The LAW FIRM shall submit to the CLIENT at least once every quarter or
as often as required, written reports on all pending matters handled by the
LAW FIRM for the CLIENT;
13. The LAW FIRM, in addition to the herein enumerated services, shall
well and faithfully serve the CLIENT and shall at all times devote its whole
time and attention to the assignments and tasks given and/or entrusted to it
by the CLIENT and shall do and perform all such services, acts and things
connected therewith as the CLIENT shall from time to time direct; nor shall
the LAW FIRM at any time get itself in a situation where a conflict of interest
may arise between those of the CLIENT and the LAW FIRM and/or its
CLIENTS;
14. The LAW FIRM shall not, either during the term of this contract or any
time thereafter, use or disclose to any person, office, corporation or entity
any confidential information concerning the affairs of the CLIENT which he
nay have acquired in the course of or as incident to this contract for its own
benefit, or to the detriment or probable detriment of the CLIENT;
15. It is understood and agreed that nothing in this contract shall be
construed as establishing the relationship of employer-employee between
the CLIENT and the LAW FIRM, including its personnel;
17. The CLIENT reserves the right to terminate this Agreement without
need of cause or reason upon thirty-day written notice to the LAW FIRM.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have signed this instrument this January
15, 2020 at Davao, Philippines.
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
BEFORE ME, a Notary Public for and in Davao City, this January 15, 2020,
personally appeared:
known to me to be the same persons who executed the foregoing instrument and
acknowledged to me that the same is their free and voluntary act and deed.
This instrument consisting of FOUR (4) pages, including the page on which this
acknowledgement is written, has been signed on each and every page thereof by
the concerned parties and their witnesses, and sealed with my notarial seal.
WITNESS MY HAND AND SEAL, on the date and place first above written.