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COUNSEL DE OFFICIO - A counsel appointed or assigned by BAR MATTER 1922 - MCLE Certificate of Compliance or
the Court, from among such members of the bar in good standing Certificate of Exemption i9n all pleadings.
who by reason of their experience and ability, may adequately
represent the accused. SUBORNATION OF PERJURY - committed by a person who
knowingly and willfully procures another to swear falsely and the
RETAINING LIEN a right merely to retain the funds, documents witness does suborned does testify under circumstances rendering
and papers of his client which have lawfully come into his him guilty of perjury. (US v. Ballena)
possession and may retain the same until his lawful fees and
disbursements have been paid. RADIO REQUEST TV COVERAGE Trial should not be
televised. The right of accused, who is in danger of losing his life
and liberty, to a fair trial, outweighs right of public to information.
Media exposure may unduly interfere with the disposition of the 3. When the contract of attorneys fees is void due to purely
trial. formal matters or defects of execution
4. When the counsel was not able to finish the case to its
PRIVILEGED COMMUNICATION: An attorney cannot, without conclusion
the consent of the client, be examined as to any communication 5. When lawyer and client disregard the contract of
made by the client to him in the course of professional attorneys fees
employment; nor can an attorneys secretary or clerk be examined 6. When there is a contract but no stipulation as to
without the consent of the client and his employer. attorneys fees
APPEARANCE OF NON-LAWYERS:
NOTARIAL PRACTICE:
Student Practice:
Completed 3rd year of the regular 4 year prescribed law NOTARY PUBLIC A public officer authorized by law to certify
curriculum documents, take affidavits, and administers oaths. Under the 2004
Enrolled in a recognized law schools clinical legal Rules on Notarial Practice, all notaries must be lawyers.
education
Under the direct supervision of a member of the IBP duly QUALIFICATIONS OF A NOTARY PUBLIC:
accredited by the school 1. Citizen of the Philippines
All pleadings must be signed by the supervising attorney 2. Over 21 years of age
3. Philippine resident for at least 1 year and maintains a
INTEGRATION does not make a lawyer a member of any group regular place of work
of which he is not already a member. He became a member of the 4. Member of the Philippine bar
Par when he passes the Phil. Bar. All that integration actually does 5. No conviction in the first instance
is to provide an official national organization for the well-defined but
unorganized and incohesive group of which every lawyer is already COMPETENT EVIDENCE OF IDENTITY refers to the
a member. identification of the individual based on:
1. Current identification issued by a government agency
OBJECTIVES OF THE IBP: with picture and signature
1. to elevate the standards of the legal profession 2. Oath of affirmation of: 1) one credible witness not privy to
2. to improve the administration of justice the instrument, 2) 2 credible witness neither of whom is
3. to enable the bar to discharge its public responsibility privy to the instrument who each personally know the
more effectively individual and shows documentary identification